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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- What Are These Insects In These Baltic Amber? - Fossil ID
There is a difference between amber from different regions, Baltic Amber is by far the most common and comes from ancient pine woodland forests that lived about 40 million years ago in the Eocene epoch Baltic amber is found mostly on the shores of the Baltic Sea in Europe, where it washes on the beach and can be readily collected
- 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
- Amber with cracks - Questions Answers - The Fossil Forum
*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 *
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