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- Amber in petrified wood? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
Allegedly only seven pieces have been found, but I found a piece of petrified wood that had amber running down the top of it; and around it are scattered drops of it I know it’s amber, but how rare is this?
- 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
- Question about amber - Questions Answers - The Fossil Forum
True Amber often also has a debris in it too, and can have internal fractures The big pieces with scorpions, beetles or butterflies that are relatively cheap , are extant (modern) in resin
- Polishing Amber - Fossil Preparation - The Fossil Forum
You almost want a feather touch when doing this 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 It takes longer but it gives better control
- Fine Polishing Amber - Questions Answers - The Fossil Forum
Howdy all, 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 wonderin
- What Are These Insects In These Baltic Amber? - The Fossil Forum
The amber from the Dominican Republic is about 25 million years old (Oligocene epoch), and came from a tropical rainforest environment (hence the biodiversity found in Dominican amber is greater than that found in Baltic Amber) Dominican amber is also known for the clarity of it's inclusions
- Beware! Fake Amber inclusions! - Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil . . .
Beware! Fake ,,Amber" inclusions in auction site Real, not fossilized insects in Amber like resin Total fake
- Real or fake Amber? - The Fossil Forum
Amber isn't nearly as rare as some may think and many real specimens with insects are found and sold across the world (More than 1% are genuine) More than 1% are genuine? Are more than 98% inauthentic? This is a sincere question I would have assumed “1%” was a typo, but my knowledge of amber is too limited to make assumptions
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