I have a few pieces of Burmese Amber such as this one. The surface is not as translucent as others. It looks like it could do with a further polish. How do I go about doing that?
Is petrified sap amber-colored, or can it be white? - Questions ...
Found a nice hot spot for amber:) Sure. Heated up a pin, it penetrates through the amber. Even held a lighter to the pieces and it did not burn like a candle like copal, floats In salt water, ran a blade along the edges and it chips, does not peel like copal, I put 5 drops of acetone on the piece and it had no affect,unlike copal which gets sticky, does not get sticky when sanded and most ...
Hi there! I wanted to ask you for your opinion on this amber fossil. Does it seems genuine to you? Would you have any recommendations what to look out for? And how common the fake amber fossils actually are? I am quite new to this, I was an enthusiastic fossil hunter, usually searching in slate d...
Amber isn't nearly as rare as some may think and many real specimens with insects are found and sold across the world. (More than 1% are genuine). More than 1% are genuine? Are more than 98% inauthentic? This is a sincere question. I would have assumed “1%” was a typo, but my knowledge of amber is too limited to make assumptions.