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Bookmark or Share- Insects in Amber? - Fossil ID - The Fossil ForumOct 26 Fossildude19 changed the title to Insects in Amber? Randyw Posted October 26, 2024. Randyw.
- Lots of Amber with inclusions - Member Collections - The Fossil ForumSure. 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 important, it is fluorescent under a ...
- Sumatran Blue Amber - Member Collections - The Fossil Forumthis just arrived in the mail today and i thought i'd show you guys, especially since sumatran amber is a new dicovery. this is a 10.1 gram semi rough piece of Blue amber from sumatra, Indonesia, and is early miocene in age. it has a small window polished into it but other than that, it is a rough piece. i may post better pictures that show the ...
- Real or fake Amber? - The Fossil ForumThis looks like a very nicely sized caddisfly in Baltic amber, which are fairly common fossils from the region. Some are far too skeptical of amber's authenticity, I've found. No tests necessary here. Unless it's a huge perfect scorpion or some crab or lizard encased in obvious plastic, there's usually no reason to doubt if it's real.
- Real amber? Suspicious under black light? - The Fossil ForumHi, Purchased this Baltic Amber from Lithuania. Tried the black light test and the very clear amber turns opaque cream like color. Please see pics. Is this possibly fake? Thanks!
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