Blue amber is very unique, blue amber is a gemstone that is extracted from the amber mines in various regions in the Dominican Republic. Good quality Dominican Blue Amber gemstones are quite scarce and high in value. There are plenty of cheap qualities with relatively no special value on the market.Blue Amber from the Dominican Republic is the most enchanting gemstone in the world with ages from 20 up to 90 millions of years.

A Blue Amber gemstone is yellow and then blue again!!! Yes, if we hold a flashlight under or behind it then Dominican Blue Amber is yellow however when light is directed at the polished open side (sunlight, flashlight, etc) Dominican Blue Amber become blue.

How to Determine the Value and Quality of Blue Amber?

Dominican Blue Ambers come in A, AA, AAA and AAAAA+ grades. The cleaner the amber inside and the better the blue color, and the larger the size in combination with high quality, the higher the value. Blue Amber gemstone with Little to no imperfections and super clear color cost $60 to $90 / gram, Blue Amber from Dominican Republic is a special Amber. Dominican Blue Amber is very stable in its value. Clean Dominican Blue Amber is precious because it is very unique and not found much. Cheaper qualities, on the other hand, are regularly found. Cheaper grades like A, AA and AAA have a price range between $6 and $39 per gram. These prices are the stable local market prices that are used nationally.

Who want to buy it?

Collectors all over the world buy Dominican Blue Amber gems in high quality, tourists also buy Dominican Blue Amber, but usually in cheaper qualities. Scientists, museums etc also buy Dominican Blue Amber.

In addition to Dominican Blue Amber, there are green / yellow amber and amber with fossils in it. Fossil amber is most commonly found in green/yellow amber but also sometimes in high quality blue amber.

Green / yellow Dominican Amber in AAAAA+ quality costs about $8 to $9 per gram.

Fossil Ambers do not have a set benchmark as this very much depends on the quality of the Amber and what kind of fossil it contains. A simple Fossil Amber stone can cost $100, but on the other hand a nice Fossil Amber stone with for example a lizard in it can easily fetch $100,000 to $250,000 (100k to 250K) as they are extremely unique in their kind of find.