Amber Listserv / Amber list: Information on the chemistry of green amber

[JOHN FUDALA]

Tammi- green amber as in green Baltic amber?

John

On 7/1/08, tamber12 at aol.com <tamber12 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a really nice lady who lives in the UK (well sometimes, she's kind
> of a European gypsy) and she makes the most beautiful amber jewelry.  She is
> building a blog site and trying to put correct information about amber in
> the blogs, and she needs a good explanation of why green amber is green.
> She will probably have other questions for you once she gets a whiff of what
> you folks are capable of.  Her name is Cathy D'Arcy and we have had some of
> the most wonderful email conversations.  Cathy, if you want to get on this
> list officially, you can go to www.ambericawest.com and sign on.  The web
> administrator is Doug Lundberg, if you have any questions or problems
> signing on just email him at lundberg at ambericawest.com.
>
> In the meantime, I am very interested in a good explanation of what makes
> the green in green amber.  I know we've probably covered this before, but my
> recollection is that it has something to do with the mineral contents of the
> soil and possibly of the tree resins.  Someone please correct me if I am off
> base.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tammi
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