This
is the fabled Chiapas amber from the Mayan mines in Chiapas, Mexico.
It is fairly difficult to get a hold of and is highly prized for its
impressive color and transparency. You can find reds, blues, greens
and of course amber colors. This is real color, not like altered Baltic
amber. This is quite a find and not seen often! You can do just about
anything you want with this amber. My suggestion is for jewelry -
the depth of color is seldom seen in any amber from anywhere else!
All of
these pieces of amber were hand-polished by Mayan (Tzotzil)
Indigenous people. NO machines, tumblers, or etc. were used.
1. 2.8grams of light green amber
in an irregular shape.
Scanned Image!
4. This is a small piece, about .4 grams with
a redder color (dark reddish orange). Scanned
Image!
SOLD
5.
What an unusual piece of amber. This weighs 7.4 grams and
is loaded with bugs. There is a spider centrally located
along with 3 gnats, a wasp and an unknown. This is greenish
- yellow and is a quality piece of Chiapas amber.
6.
This is a yellowish
piece with a bit of green, good shape (wavy) and a
real beauty in color.5.2 grams.
7.
6.6 grams to this piece. The back side is not
polished, so this gives the front (cab) an unusual appearance.
8.
This is rather thick and very clear. Great polish, great olive
green color. It is 9.9
grams of amber.
15.
An interesting green piece. It weighs
11.1 grams. One side is still rough (Chiapas amber can
have a different
texture in the rough than Dominican) and there are are
also two unpolished spots off the rough side. Good color.
SOLD
16. A pendant wanna-be. This is
a light
green, squarish piece, about 1.25 x .75 x .25 inches.
It is moderately flat. Perfect
shape for a gold or silver wrap. It weighs 5.5 grams
SOLD
17.
A very
clear yellow piece of perfect Chiapas amber. About 1.5
x .5 x .6 inches, this green piece weighs 5.0 grams.
18.
Ruby red with a
green fluorescence to it. Pretty good sized, being about
14.2 grams. There is a small amount of
organic material in this piece, I did not see any insects
though. This is quite a nice piece.
19. This has what looks like reddish spots while
the stone is a light green. Very nice swirls in the stone.
It weighs 6.2 grams
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Postage for amber will usually cost $4.60 (USD) per order, anywhere in the world. There may be exceptions to this. We will get your sample
to you as soon as possible (usually mailed the same day or at worst, the next day). U.S. orders
go out by Priority Mail, overseas as Air Mail. Books are normally mailed "Media Mail", unless they are light, in which case they are mailed first class.
Overseas books are air mail unless the weight is prohibitive, in which case you will have the option of surface (ship) or paying a bit extra for air mail.
All prices are in U.S. dollars. If you are overseas and want something other than normal air mail - contact us when you make the purchase.
For any questions, please contact us at sales@ambericawest.com.
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You
can pay 3 ways, either by credit card (located on each page as the 'buy now' button), a personal
check,
or purchase order.
Finally, if you feel more comfortable, feel free to call us at 719-488-2654 (this is in the United States). This number works as a fax if you would like to fax your request or purchase order.