Nov 4, 2017 · The amber pieces shown like stars in the pitch black mine and I happily scooped them up, regardless of their small size. It was the first amber I had found in my life…a childhood dream finally come true…a dream laughably originally implanted in me since watching “Jurassic Park” as a 4 year old.

Oct 26 Fossildude19 changed the title to Insects in Amber? Randyw Posted October 26, 2024. Randyw.

Feb 22, 2024 · 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.

Oct 7, 2024 · 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 …

Jul 22, 2021 · 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!

Jan 3, 2025 · Amber; fossils; identification; By Sunshine312 January 3 in Fossil ID. Share https://www.thefossilforum ...

Sep 2, 2018 · Copal vs amber Place a small drop of acetone on a polished face Let evaporate touch spot with a tissue If copal - sticky If amber - no stickiness Amber is impervious to acetone, more modern resin will soften.

Aug 8, 2013 · My initial reactions to that site are that it's focussed on jewellery rather than palaeontology, which is never a good sign (and polished amber is a lot easier to fake than natural pieces); the array of insects and other arthropods is remarkably (and suspiciously) diverse; the colouration of the insects and almost complete lack of obscuring deposits and inclusions is …

Jun 24, 2024 · Years ago I bought this piece of amber which has a Hymenaea flower that can be seen at first glance, but when I saw it with a magnifying glass I realized that on the left it had another "Flower" I didn't want to sell it until I was sure what type of flower it was, then I saw that it looked more like a kind of mushroom in shape.

Mar 26, 2023 · 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 important, it is …