Is this amber? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
2024年10月7日 · Amber actually flouresces in different colors depending on where it’s from the most common is a milky blue green but there are other colors including red! as for experience I have handled and checked a couple thousand pieces in my life (a friend used to have a rock shop) and have over 300 pieces with inclusions in my personal collection.
Baltic Amber Collector - General Fossil Discussion - The Fossil Forum
2013年7月12日 · Hello 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 ...
Amber fossils and authenticity - The Fossil Forum
2019年7月26日 · The 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.
Sayreville Clay Mine Amber - Member Collections - The Fossil Forum
2014年5月18日 · Quantities of Cretaceous era fossil amber have been found at the Sayreville site, some containing insect and plant inclusions. The American Museum of Natural History in NYC has a collection of amber from this site. Amber was and still is to a lesser extent found in lignite (carbonized wood) concentrations in a generally sterile compacted gray clay.
Melting Amber - Questions & Answers - The Fossil Forum
2014年10月24日 · Granulated 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.
Is it burmite? - Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
2017年11月23日 · I’ve only a few bits of amber with inclusions and I’m thinking it’s real. I don’t think a faker would put so much detritus in with the bugs etc. It’s a really cool piece if genuine. There is a forum member who has an outstanding collection of amber with inclusions and obviously knowledge. Can’t reme his/her name unfortunately.
Amber with cracks - Questions & Answers - The Fossil Forum
2022年9月14日 · *Amber should not be treated with or stored in vegetable or mineral oils (even for a short time for examination or photography), or come into contact with alcohol, disinfecting agents, hydrogen peroxide, or other destructive solvents or mixtures, since any of these materials can irreversibly damage the amber.*
Scorpion in amber - Member Collections - The Fossil Forum
2024年2月22日 · Got a cool one for you guys: a decent sized scorpion in amber from Burma. Probably about 100 million years old. The most interesting part to me is the tail sort of curves down 90 degrees perpendicular to the body (you can see it in the last pic side view) and that kind of 3D preservation is rare in amber.
Real amber? Suspicious under black light? - The Fossil Forum
2021年7月22日 · Hi, 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!
Cretaceous Amber In Tennessee: An Open Report.
2014年5月20日 · The motive behind this report is to publicly establish several special features about the outcrops i've discovered this Amber in. 1) That the Tennessee Amber site (s) are no doubt Lagerstatte quality 2) that the site (s) have a tremendous amount of associated botanicals just not found at other American sites as concentrated.