Amber Necklaces

When a lithuanian explains about the origin of Baltic Amber they tell a legend of an unhappy love between queen Jurate and fisherman Kastytis. When god Perkunas found out that the mortal son of earth dared to touch the Queen of the Baltic's, he threw down a bolt of lightning, which shattered the amber palace.
Some scientists say that Amber is a fossil pine resin that has achieved a stable state through oxidation.
Treatment: When gradually heated in an oil-bath, amber becomes soft and flexible. Two pieces of amber may be united by smearing the surfaces with linseed oil, heating them, and then pressing them together while hot. Small fragments, formerly thrown away or used only for varnish, are now used on a large scale in the formation of "ambroid" or "pressed amber" The pieces are carefully heated with exclusion of air and then compressed into a uniform mass by intense hydraulic pressure.