APPLICATIONS: | Ornamental and semi-precious stone. |
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: | Leo & Aquarius. |
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE: | C10H16O; Succinic Acid. |
CLASS: | Mineraloids. |
COLOR: | Amber yellow to orange. |
CRYSTAL HABITS: | Nodules in shales or sandstones and washed up on beaches. |
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: | Not Applicable. Amber is amorphous. |
FIELD INDICATORS: | Color, density, toughness, softness and trapped insects. |
FRACTURE: | Conchoidal. |
GENERAL INFORMATION: | Can be burned, fluorescent under UV light and is much tougher than modern tree resins. |
GEOGRAPHY: | All Baltic countries, Venezuela, Russia, Romania, Burma and the Dominican Republic. |
HARDNESS: | 2+. |
LUSTER: | Resinous. |
METAPHYSICAL: | Amber allows the body to heal itself by absorbing and transmuting negative energy into positive energy. It emits a sunny and bright soothing energy which helps to calm nerves and enliven ones disposition. Amber is used on the different chakras for opening and cleansing. It is used for connection of the conscious self to universal perfection. It helps to bring what is desired to the state of reality. It stimulates the mind and opens up the crown chakra. It transmutes the energy of physical vitality towards the activation of unconditional love. Amber helps in the realization and subsequent response of choice, helping one to choose as well as to be chosen. It has been used as a symbol for renewal of marriage vows and to assure promises. It has been used to bring good luck to warriors. It's a sacred stone to Eastern Indians as well as Native Americans. It has been used in fire ceremonies of ancient tribal healers. It was burned in the medieval days as a fumigant and incense to clear the environment of negative energy. It was used in the breast plates of high priest. It aligns the ethereal energies to the physical, emotional and mental bodies, providing for and even flow of perfect order to the requirements of the Earth plane while balancing the electro-magnetics of the physical body. It cleanses the environment in which it rest and is an excellent mineral for use in purifying birthing and re-birthing rooms. It also can purify one's body, mind and spirit when worn, carried or used in an elixir. |
PHYSICAL: | It has been used for the treatment of goatier and other diseases of the throat. It has also been successful in the treatment of the kidneys and bladder. In ancient times it was used as a type of antibiotic, ground and ingested or soaked (elixir) and taken orally. |
TRANSPARENCY: | Transparent to translucent |
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: | 1.1. |
STREAK: | White. |
VIBRATES: | To the number 3. |
