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Bookmark or Share- Amber fossils and authenticity - The Fossil ForumThe Burmese amber mines are know for their varied and higher quality amber pieces. If you put aside the ethical aspects of it. it is excellent and high quality Cretaceous amber. Chinese amber with inclusions is rare Burmese amber is much more abundant. i own some Burmese amber and they are often higher quality pieces for their age.
- Melting Amber - Questions & Answers - The Fossil ForumGranulated amber (mechanically crushed) is heated to temperatures between 150 -200 degrees Celcius and pressed between 200 – 300 kg/cm2 without the benefit of vacuum. That method yields a dark red colour, with low clarity and an obvious “crazed” appearance of a non-uniform nature.
- 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!
- Baltic Amber Collector - General Fossil Discussion - The Fossil ForumHello everybody ! I am Artur Michalski from Poland and i am collector of animals and plants in Baltic Amber. First of - i am sorry for my bad english ( i am teaching by myself ). About my collection - 98% of my fossil animals i got from Baltic Sea becouse i am aslo amber fisher, amateur but this ...
- PICS FIXED!: Journey to the Amber Mines of Chiapas, MexicoThe amber pieces shown like stars in the pitch black mine and I happily scooped them up, regardless of their small size. It was the first amber I had found in my life…a childhood dream finally come true…a dream laughably originally implanted in me since watching “Jurassic Park” as a 4 year old.
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