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Amber is fossilized tree resin that has hardened over millions of years due to heat and pressure.

The value of amber is often determined by its clarity and the organic inclusions, such as insects or leaves, trapped inside.

Most of the world's amber comes from the Baltic region, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Poland.

Recently we had a couple in the gallery looking for wedding gifts, and they were on the hunt for items consistent with a "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" criteria.

By the way, that ditty came from a Victorian-era rhyme meant to express good luck to a new couple. The "old" and "new" were designed as tributes to the past and future, while the "borrowed" and "blue" represented good fortune a

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