Amber Worry Stone - 1.75 inch

Amber Worry Stone cut to a rounded oval with a shallow thumb hollow. The colour runs from a clear honey gold through to a deep toffee brown, varying considerably between pieces, and the material is translucent enough that a light behind it lights the whole stone from within. It is startlingly light in the hand, closer to a piece of hardwood than to any mineral of the same size, and it warms to body temperature almost immediately.

Amber has been carried for protection across Baltic, Norse, Mediterranean and Asian cultures for thousands of years, one of the longest continuous traditions attached to any material. It is commonly kept in a pocket, held during quiet practice, or given to someone who responds to warmth and weight rather than to a hard polished stone. Some pieces carry visible inclusions of ancient plant matter, which collectors look for specifically.

Key Properties
Primary Focus: Protection & Grounding
Secondary Focus: Calm & Stress Relief
Chakra Association: Sacral, Solar Plexus
Alternate Birthstone: November
Zodiac Sign: Leo, Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger, Dragon
Ruling Planet: Sun
Elements: Fire, Earth
Mohs Hardness: 2-2.5
Stone Family: Organic
Material: Amber
Form: Worry Stone
Finish: Polished
Approximate Size: 44-45 mm (1.7-1.8 inches)
Approximate Weight: 7-8 g
Listing: Single unit

Geological Information
Amber is fossilised tree resin, an organic material rather than a mineral, amorphous in structure at Mohs 2 to 2.5, formed over millions of years as resin hardened and polymerised. Its yellow to orange-brown colouring varies with oxidation level and inclusion content, and pieces frequently contain fragments of ancient plant matter and occasionally insects, which raise both value and scientific interest. The word electricity derives from elektron, the Greek word for amber, because the material generates a static charge when rubbed. Amber carries a significant imitation and enhancement market that buyers should be aware of: copal is a young, insufficiently fossilised resin often sold as amber and is not the same material, pressed amber is manufactured by fusing small genuine fragments under heat and pressure and requires disclosure as a man-made process, and plastic imitations are widespread. The Baltic region is the primary source, principally Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Russia, with further material from the Dominican Republic and Myanmar.

AuturaSol Standard
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