This beautiful necklace is made with Baltic amber and a genuine leather strap. The length of this designer Amber necklace is 16", and the size of the amber is 5" in length. Amber is a fossil tree resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty. Good quality amber is used for the manufacture of ornamental objects and jewelry. Even though Amber is not mineralized it is still considered a gem stone. Amber is very well known for it's beauty, it's light weight and it's healing powers. This necklace is especially unique because the natural beads have minimum inclusions which make them much more valuable. This necklace is hand made out of 100% natural and authentic Baltic Amber from Lithuania.