Does anybody know of a company of place in the DR that sells raw amber? Is there a main company that does most of the amber export out of the DR? Are there large scale ops that are putting the amber into jewlry? Any info would be great. THANX
palenque2012 said:Does anybody know of a company of place in the DR that sells raw amber? Is there a main company that does most of the amber export out of the DR? Are there large scale ops that are putting the amber into jewlry? Any info would be great. THANX
palenque2012 said:Does anybody know of a company of place in the DR that sells raw amber? Is there a main company that does most of the amber export out of the DR? Are there large scale ops that are putting the amber into jewlry? Any info would be great. THANX
palenque2012 said:Have you see raw amber for sale in Barahona? Has anybody seen a place in the DR where raw amber is being set in jewlry? On another note how is the drive,towns,beaches along that strech of road? Any responses would be great. THANX
palenque2012 said:Does anybody know of a company of place in the DR that sells raw amber? Is there a main company that does most of the amber export out of the DR? Are there large scale ops that are putting the amber into jewlry? Any info would be great. THANX
palenque2012 said:Hugoke01. No hablo espanol. Please translate. THANX
palenque2012 said:Does anybody know of a company of place in the DR that sells raw amber? Is there a main company that does most of the amber export out of the DR? Are there large scale ops that are putting the amber into jewlry? Any info would be great. THANX
Ruffino1974 said:I Have a shop and factory in the Colonial Zone in SD where we work in Amber, making jewelry and figures. I also buy and sell amber regularly and often have enough to wholesale. If you give me some more info as to what you are interested in I am sure I can help. If you are not sure about quantities, clarity, color or inclusions I will be glad to give you a crash course in person. If you are interested, let me know.If not tell me what you need/want and I will try to help. I'll let you know how to get in touch with me after.....Don't want to get the ribbing for a free business plug.
Rich
Please be aware, it is illegal to export 'rough' loose stones of any kind, be it larimar, amber etc. This protects the limited deposits from being misused, and keeps the stone finishers here in work. As a matter of interest, pebbles of larimar can be found on the beach at Bahorhuca,(spelling?) near Barahona, brought down from the mine in the hills by the river. The tiny amber sales shops on the tourist road between Santiago and Puerto Plata carry a wide variety of loose amber. The road needs careful navigation because of landslides and washouts caused by the unusual recent rainfalls. Have fun! Canadian Bob (geologist).palenque2012 said:Here are a few ways to tell is amber is real or not. If you put a piece or real amber into saltwater it will float, plastic sinks. This only works if there is no silver or anything else connected to the amber. Amber also conducts static electricity, plastic doesn't. Plastic under a florescent light glows the same as under the sun or any other light. The glow will change if you put amber under a florescent light. The true tell all test is to put it under a flame, amber has a wonderful smell when burned and plastic smells like burning plastic when burned. Too bad you can't go and take a lighter to every bit of amber you want to buy. Hope this helps.
The reason I'm looking for raw amber vs. polished/finished amber for one is it is much easier to do these tests. It is very hard to fake raw amber and I don't think you could do it with plastic. Athother cool thing about the raw amber is that you pay for the main color of the amber either yellow or red. Until you polish and open up the piece you don't know if it has any insects in it or if it has any greens or blues in its color. One more note, I've seen amber with bugs in it that was the dust of polished amber reformed around the bug. This amber would pass all the tests because it is real amber but the bug isn't billons of years old. Just another form of fake amber to look out for.
canadian bob said:Please be aware, it is illegal to export 'rough' loose stones of any kind, be it larimar, amber etc. This protects the limited deposits from being misused, and keeps the stone finishers here in work. As a matter of interest, pebbles of larimar can be found on the beach at Bahorhuca,(spelling?) near Barahona, brought down from the mine in the hills by the river. The tiny amber sales shops on the tourist road between Santiago and Puerto Plata carry a wide variety of loose amber. The road needs careful navigation because of landslides and washouts caused by the unusual recent rainfalls. Have fun! Canadian Bob (geologist).
Hi! There are amber mines in the highlands just west of the 'Tourist' road between Puerto Plata and Santiago. To my knowledge this is the area where most of the amber is 'mined'. I have not visited the location, but was told the only access is by horseback. I was also told that there have been a number of deaths of miners due to collapsed shallow tunnels and open pits. This general area, which is very rugged is also the 'home' of thugs who have terrorized several travellers, including some who are my personal acquaintences. Take care! Canadian Bob.palenque2012 said:Does anybody know where the amber mines are in the DR. I'm thinking that there has to be a area the majority of it comes from. N,S,E,W? Highlands/coastal? THANX