Handmade amber barrel bead copper earrings

Description

Beautiful hand shaped amber barrel beads hung from elegant copper hooks. Lightweight earrings that go with everything.

Natural inclusions in the amber make it have red and purple tones in the sunlight.

Earring length from lobe: 1.5 inches (4cm)

Bead dimensions: 18 x 11mm

The amber is from Chiapas, Mexico and is 100% natural and untreated. Mayan amber untreated can be found in colors much more diverse than the common yellow: Wine, honey, cognac, green (extremely rare) and blue, as well as beautiful translucent shades of aqua and violet. Mexican amber is especially well-known for its deep red, which is extremely uncommon in other amber-rich areas of the world.

Our Mexican amber is mined from the state of Chiapas, in Southern Mexico, where the veins running through the strata are estimated to be some 24-30 million years old. Here, the amber was formed from the resin of an ancient tropical tree (genus Hymenaec), the same genus of tree that produces the prized amber of the Dominican Republic. As a fossilized resin, amber is not a mineral substance like most other gems, and it is this organic quality that makes amber unique.

Copper is the metal of Venus, the planet of love. This essential metal is known to help purify the body of toxins. It is also said to help with arthritis and joint problems.

This item ships from Mexico and takes 2-3 weeks to arrive