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!
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...
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?
Hi, I would really appreciate any advice on the following. I recently bought a set of amber on a well-known auction site (sent from Lithuania). I have read up on how to test for authenticity and did a salt water test, the amber floated- so I guess all good there. I then burnt one, it released a n...
Authenticity Amber - Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications ...
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 ...