Caribbean amber

In recent years, some jewelry manufacturers have given the name "Caribbean Amber" to an industrially produced green gemstone made from hardened young tree resin, often copal from Colombia. Colombian copal is sometimes only a few hundred years old and therefore relatively soft (Mohs 1 – 1.5). But the desired appearance is that of old, transparent green Dominican amber.

Caribbean amber

In recent years, some jewelry manufacturers have given the name "Caribbean Amber" to an industrially produced green gemstone made from hardened young tree resin, often copal from Colombia. Colombian copal is sometimes only a few hundred years old and therefore relatively soft (Mohs 1 – 1.5). But the desired appearance is that of old, transparent green Dominican amber.