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- Real amber? Suspicious under black light? - The Fossil Forum
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!
- Amber in petrified wood? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
If it is petrified wood, and that will remain in doubt without very sharp closeups, then there is almost no chance that is amber because amber preserves under very different conditions than those that create petrified wood It is way more likely to be a vein of some sort of silica mineral
- Scorpion in amber - Member Collections - The Fossil Forum
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
- Fine Polishing Amber - Questions Answers - The Fossil Forum
I've got this piece of baltic amber from my Dad's collection which I polished one side of (I loved the look of the rough, natural surface of the back side) I've gotten it pretty decently polished using strips of cardboard, fine grit sandpaper, and coarse paper towels, but was wondering how I can get an even finer polish finish on this surface
- Amber fossils and authenticity - The Fossil Forum
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
- Question about amber - Questions Answers - The Fossil Forum
Usually, the amber is posted at 7 pm GMT, so just convert that time into whatever time zone you're from to know when best to check Also make sure that the website can ship to your country; better to be disappointed now when you don't have your sights on any particular piece of amber then to be rejected at the checkout
- Real or fake Amber? - The Fossil Forum
This 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
- Polishing Amber - Fossil Preparation - The Fossil Forum
Amber and copal for those of you that like copal is soft So too much pressure and speed can lead to heating, cracking, or deeper scratches that you will still have to remove… I prefer hand sanding for all but the final SOFT cotton polishing
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