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- 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
- 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?
- 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
- UV flashlight recommendations (amber searching) - The Fossil Forum
Hi everyone! I am looking for advice on a UV-flashlight Next month I am going on a field trip to Poland with my fossil club The first few days of the trip are in Gdansk where we will go and look at the cutting and preparation process of raw baltic amber, but we will also have the possibility to
- Amber fossils and authenticity - The Fossil Forum
Hi there! I wanted to ask you for your opinion on this amber fossil Does it seems genuine to you? Would you have any recommendations what to look out for? And how common the fake amber fossils actually are? I am quite new to this, I was an enthusiastic fossil hunter, usually searching in slate d
- 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
- 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 roug
- 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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