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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 *
Sumatran Blue Amber - Member Collections - The Fossil Forum this just arrived in the mail today and i thought i'd show you guys, especially since sumatran amber is a new dicovery this is a 10 1 gram semi rough piece of Blue amber from sumatra, Indonesia, and is early miocene in age it has a small window polished into it but other than that, it is a rough piece i may post better pictures that show the