Baltic Amber butterscotch hand carved earrings set in 924 sterling silver. Length: 1.42 inches (2.6 cm) with hooks Width: 0.62 inch (1.6 cm) Weight: 3.7 gram Butterscotch, or matt color is fairly common – about 60-70% of all amber. It is distinguished by its cloudy look. It is non-transparent or semi-transparent. Butterscotch amber is often heated at high humidity to reach so-called “antique” color: yolk, or caramel. Butterscotch color ages beautifully due to natural oxidization and turns darker and darker reaching the color of yolk.