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Silver amber earrings and bracelets are often so affordable people believe they must be fake. But quite frankly, amber is so cheap it is not very cost effective to create manmade amber from insects and plastic resin for jewelry. Usually the trinkets made from plastic or synthetic resin that feature insects or leaves are used for key chains and desk-top paperweights and not silver jewelry. Don’t worry too much when buying amber. Most jewelers and designers and retailers who sell silver amber earrings, bracelets and other jewelry take great pride in selling genuine Baltic or Dominican amber. Even heat treated black amber jewelry is in fact genuine amber, it’s simply been treated much as genuine rubies are also heat treated to enhance their natural red tones. There is one notable exception to this. Glass lampwork beads often mimic amber in color and translucency and even have what appear to be fossils or at least some darker patches within the glass. These are often sold as silver amber earrings, although in fine print will say they are glass, and retail for just $5 and $10. Lampwork beaded earrings are beautiful and really cheap, but if you want amber, just be careful. Even the most affordable pairs of genuine silver amber earrings will usually cost a little more than $5 or $10.

How Much Does Black Amber Jewelry and Silver Amber Earrings Cost?

Black amber Jewelry is about the same price as yellow or brown designs. A pair of silver amber earrings in a drop style that uses a variety of colors or pure black amber alone will cost around $22 to $25 or in more elaborate designs as much as $50. A pair of black amber earrings that are in fact made with jet ( a from of lignite coal) will cost about the same price as well. There are some gorgeous black amber Jewelry pieces like chandelier earrings with almost a dozen polished stones set in silver that will cost around $80 or $100, but you’re paying for the craftsmanship and the silver as much as you are for the gems. Remember that treated black amber jewellery is opaque and the fossils that make amber so enticing are not visible. In the case of jet or lignite coal creations, well, there are no fossils at all. Some of the most beautiful creations will mix translucent honey colored amber or blue or yellow stones with black pieces so that there are some visible fossils to admire. These creations are often more expensive and may cost several hundred dollars. A very popular combination is also silver amber earrings that have black onyx amber and amethyst stones. But even these fabulous creations don’t cost more than about $40.

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