Mexican Amber
Currently there is a cooperative of
Mexican descendants of Mayan Indians, who control the extraction and marketing
of this resin, which employs many indigenous families in Chiapas, the men
removed the resin and polished women to achieve transparency, then the mainly
sold in markets in San Cristobal.
The amber located in the area comes from
the time Simojovel
Tertiary with a length of 25 million years. In this town draws about 292 kilos
per month, equivalent to 90% of the extraction of the product in the country.
Dated November 15, 2000, is published in
the Official Journal of the Federation (Mexico) the general statement of
protection of designations of origin "Amber of Chiapas."
The mines of Chiapas, Mexico, producing
high-quality amber in transparency brightness and hardness, also get gems that
contain insects, bits of wood and even remains of animals that are trapped and
fossilized THROUGH process 15-30000000 years.
Esoteric properties. The amber possesses
extraordinary magical healing power, perhaps because of its ability to
electrified or its exotic aroma. The ancient Chinese considered it a sacred
stone that contains the essence of life. Some esoteric traditions believe that
the amber is endowed with protective power against witchcraft or "bad
vibes", in addition to seeking friendship, companionship, power, success,
money, love, sex is used as an amulet.
It is important to note that having the characteristic amber to store energy,
both positive and negative, can not be touched by another person other than the
owner.
