Amber Authenticity

[Northern Sharks]

I just bought a few small pieces of amber today with insects in them, and came accross this article explaining several ways to confirm if you have amber, copal or resin. Pics of my pieces when they arrive

http://www.truebalticamber.com/how-to-recognize-real-baltic-amber.html

[pleecan]

Thanks for the link Kevin.... useful test. PL

[Ramo]

Interesting, but I find it hard to believe that amber placed in a fridge, comes out two hours later the same temp it was when you put it in. (Although when I put warm beer in the fridge it comes out just as warm 2 hours later.(at least it seemed like 2 hours! ))

Ramo

[Iskandar]

The article works perfectly on Baltic Amber (succinite). Other fossil resins will not give the same results because they came from different types of plants and chemical makeup.

[Seldom]

Interesting, but I find it hard to believe that amber placed in a fridge, comes out two hours later the same temp it was when you put it in. (Although when I put warm beer in the fridge it comes out just as warm 2 hours later.(at least it seemed like 2 hours! ))

Ramo

Happens to me all the time, we are watching the second hand