Amber vs. Gold — What's the Difference?

Fossilized tree resin often used for jewelry.

Used in electronics due to its excellent conductivity.

Typically found in the Baltic region.

A symbol of wealth and status.

Semi-precious stone known for its warm hues.

Tradable commodity on global markets.

Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects.

Malleable and ductile, ideal for crafting jewelry.

Hard translucent fossilized resin originating from extinct coniferous trees of the Tertiary period, typically yellowish in colour. It has been used in jewellery since antiquity.

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. In a pure form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal.

A hard, translucent, usually brownish-yellow fossil resin, used for making jewelry and other ornamental objects.

A yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used especially in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies.

A brownish yellow.

A deep lustrous yellow or yellow-brown colour

Having the color of amber; brownish-yellow.

Coins or other articles made of gold

Made of or resembling amber

The bullseye of an archery target.

(obsolete) Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.

Symbol Au A soft, yellow, corrosion-resistant element, the most malleable and ductile metal, occurring in veins and alluvial deposits and recovered by mining, panning, or sluicing. A good thermal and electrical conductor, gold is generally alloyed to increase its strength, and it is used as a common monetary standard, in jewelry, for decoration, and as a plated coating on a wide variety of electrical and mechanical components. Atomic number 79; atomic weight 196.967; melting point 1,064.2°C; boiling point 2,856.0°C; specific gravity 19.3; valence 1, 3. See Periodic Table.

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight.

Coinage made of this element.

A yellow-orange colour.

A gold standard.

(British) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection when safe to do so.

Money; riches.

The stop codon (nucleotide triplet) "UAG", or a mutant which has this stop codon at a premature place in its DNA sequence.

A light olive-brown to dark yellow, or a moderate, strong to vivid yellow.

(uncountable) Hesitance to proceed, or limited approval to proceed; an amber light.

Something regarded as having great value or goodness

Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

A medal made of gold awarded to one placing first in a competition, as in the Olympics

To perfume or flavour with ambergris.

Having the color of gold.

To preserve in amber.

(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.

To cause to take on the yellow colour of amber.

A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.

To take on the yellow colour of amber.

(uncountable) A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.

A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.

(countable) The bullseye of an archery target.

Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.

(countable) A gold medal.

Ambergris.

(figuratively) Anything or anyone that is very valuable.

The balsam, liquidambar.

A grill jewellery worn on front teeth made of gold.

Consisting of amber; made of amber.

Made of gold.

Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.

Having gold of gold.

To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.

(of commercial services) Premium, superior.

To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.

Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies.

A deep yellow color;

In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.

A hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

To appear or cause to appear golden.

A medium to dark brownish yellow color

Of or referring to a gold version of something

Historically believed to have medicinal properties.

An old English name of some yellow flower, - the marigold (Calendula), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole.

Can include ancient inclusions, enhancing its value.

A metallic element of atomic number 79, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat (melting point 1064.4° C), moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.97.

Money; riches; wealth.

A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold.

Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold.

Coins made of gold

A deep yellow color;

A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

Great wealth;

Something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.;

Made from or covered with gold;

Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold;

A dense, bright yellow metal highly valued for various uses.

Amber is fossilized tree resin, often containing ancient organic inclusions.

Gold is a precious metal with a distinctive yellow color, used in a variety of applications from jewelry to electronics.

Amber is organic while gold is an inorganic metallic element.

Yes, both are popular materials for jewelry, though gold is more prevalent and valuable.

Amber’s value is based on clarity and rarity of inclusions, while gold’s value is influenced by its purity and market demand.

Amber is collected from sedimentary deposits or sea beds, while gold is mined from the earth’s crust.

Yes, amber can vary in color and clarity, with some types containing prehistoric inclusions.

Its rarity, durability, and roles in financial stability and technology contribute to its value.

Gold is used in jewelry, electronics, and as a standard in financial markets.

Amber has been used since prehistoric times for decoration and believed to have protective and healing properties.