Chiapas Amber Macrame Necklace

    $89.00

This necklace is a zig-zag macramé design with dark brown linen and honey color glass beads and it features a beautiful piece of amber with inclusions, from Chiapas in Mexico. I got this amber when I was there this year in May. Chiapas is such a magical place. I got this piece from an eccentric artisan that has been working with amber for over twenty years. He gets the amber in big chunks and then works it into different shapes and polishes it. He claims to have found an amber piece with a tiny ancient mushroom inside. I couldn't believe it until he actually showed me the pictures of it that were taken through a special microscope. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen; a tiny, fully formed mushroom perfectly preserved inside an ancient piece of amber. He said that the piece would undergo some scientific studies and would then be presented at an exhibition.

Well, amber form Chiapas is considered among the finest in the world. Amber is a precious stone of vegetable origin. It is formed from the resin that flowed out of some ancient trees species, which then goes through a fossilization process through which amber aquires its texture and different colors.  Chiapas amber comes from the Hymenaea Courbaril Leguminoseaea Tree, commonly known as Guapinol in Mexico, and it is from 20 to 40 million years old (terciary geological period).  The great value of amber resides not only on its beauty and antiquity; when it is still a sticky resin, it traps many little insects, plants and feathers that are conserved once the resin hardens into a fossil.

Clasp the necklace by inserting the tiger eye stones into the bead hole. The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush. The amber stone can be polished by rubbing it with a soft cloth and a drop of olive oil. Amber is a delicate stone so it must not be exposed to extreme temperatures or any harsh chemicals.