| Amber, Polish? |
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Polish gold, almost every Pole knows that in these two words lies the beauty of amber. But if it is Polish Polish gold? Many Poles have in your home souvenir from the sea, a beautiful lump of amber, or even jewelry with amber, but whether this piece of gum comes from the Polish? Most people do not realize that the chances of entering into possession of Polish amber are slim. Unfortunately the Polish amber is very little. The sharp decline in production in the late nineties meant that most of the raw material market is Baltic amber, but not Polish. It is true that Russia's mines have long been closed but some magical way of entering the Polish mass of amber from Kaliningrad. Theoretically, this is the same material as Polish amber. Experienced amber jeweler can see the difference. But for the average eater of bread it has no meaning and can be proud of having the Baltic amber. Only that kind seller will avoid the disclosure of the origin of amber, with two kinds of reasons, first amber comes mostly from illegal sources, and secondly, every tourist preference Polish Amber, who after returning from vacation will boasted, "I have been to Hel and bought amber ... Russian. " It is true that there are legitimate Polish Polish amber mines (not legal, there are apparently), but production is negligible. So buying a lump of amber, you can be sure that it is Baltic amber. The preceding sentence shall be inserted between a fairy tale, unfortunately. If any vendor awarded to the Russian amber is the search for such a shine on the Baltic Sea in the summer admits that doing the Ukrainian amber! This is no joke in Ukraine is amber. But it's totally different than the Baltic amber, which is true if treated confusingly similar to ours but they are no longer that. Baltic amber comes from quite another source, it is true, and both are fossilized resins but have a different chemical composition. So the next time you admire a piece of amber imported from a trip to the Baltic Sea is to ask "are Polish?" Baltic ", or be ... Ukraine?" |