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  1. Amber in petrified wood? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum

    Oct 7, 2024 · 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 …

  2. Scorpion in amber - Member Collections - The Fossil Forum

    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 …

  3. Polishing Amber - Fossil Preparation - The Fossil Forum

    Sep 3, 2023 · 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 …

  4. Question about amber - Questions & Answers - The Fossil Forum

    Dec 5, 2023 · 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

  5. Fine Polishing Amber - Questions & Answers - The Fossil Forum

    Jan 5, 2025 · 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 …

  6. What Are These Insects In These Baltic Amber? - The Fossil Forum

    Feb 7, 2013 · 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 …

  7. Beware! Fake Amber inclusions! - Is It Real? How to Recognize …

    Oct 6, 2024 · Beware! Fake ,,Amber" inclusions in auction site. Real, not fossilized insects in Amber like resin. Total fake

  8. Real or fake Amber? - The Fossil Forum

    Aug 30, 2021 · 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 …

  9. Real amber? Suspicious under black light? - The Fossil Forum

    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!

  10. Sumatran Blue Amber - Member Collections - The Fossil Forum

    Apr 11, 2014 · 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 …

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