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Amber Mining in Poland Today

Blog for Amber Readers: Andzia's article detailing the current state of the amber mining industry is featured this month in The Polish American Journal.

FEATURED ARTICLE: APRIL 2009 by Andzia Chmil

Amber Mining in Poland Today

Mostly everyone who visits Poland brings back a piece of amber jewelry to keep or give as a gift. Years ago it was common to hear someone newly returned from Poland to say “I got this piece of amber for three dollars.” Of course, people returning today from their trip to Poland now say I got this in Poland and, “Wow — it wasn’t cheap!” “Bardzo drogi!”

Today Baltic amber is in great demand and short supply. The great mines in Sambia, the lone outpost of the Russian Federation in the Kaliningrad Oblast situated on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania, were flooded in 2004. These mines are said to contain upwards of 85% of the world’s supply of Baltic amber... continue reading at The Polish American Journal

Jewel of the Earth

Amber: Jewel of the Earth

on Nova: airs February 14 at 8 pm on PBS

David Attenborough probes the mysteries of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber in this stunning documentary about amber. 

Visit  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/jewel/
to learn more, view articles about amber and to visit links---many of them new and extremely enlightening and fascinating.

Myra, one of our customers from Virginia Beach, Virginia alerted me to this yesterday.  Thank you Myra!!!

Jewel of the Earth will be shown at 8 p m on February 14 on our local PBS channel WVIA Channel 44.  Check your local PBS television station for time and date (you may easily do this on the Nova Jewel of the Earth site).

I noticed that it will also be repeated during the month--I personally am hoping to catch it more than once! 

Andzia

13 Feb 2006