The electrical properties of amber have been known since ancient times due to its popular use in jewelry and other fancy stuff. It conducts static electricity fairly well and nobody knew what that ish was until way later so it was basically magic to most people. As a result, the 'effect' of amber was eventually named after amber itself. Seriously, 'electron' is exactly how the ancient greek word for amber is pronounced (ἤλεκτρον). Anyway, the rarest form of this wondrous gemstone is only found in the Dominican Republic and is appropriately called blue amber. Blacklights make it fluoresce a bright, milky bluish color, which kinda looks like a weird alien energy crystal and we're all about that. In terms of price, it depends on the size, clarity, polish, and whether it has any remarkable inclusions, but you can usually get a nice strawberry-sized piece for a couple hundred dollars. Photo By @coryyarok ! _________________________ #ardefact #regional #rare #dominican #dominicanrepublic #amber #blueamber #fluorescent #fluorescence #glow #glowing #gem #gemstone #fancy #jewelry #electron #electric #wondrous #ambereffect #ancient #greek #conductive #staticelectricity #notactuallymagic #stilldopethough #alienenergycrystal
