Amber beeswax is opaque amber, called beeswax. The quality of beeswax is mainly clean and beautiful in color. The most precious is the crane top red, which is a kind of beeswax produced in the Baltic Sea. Red is purple, very beautiful and deep.

1, salt water test method:

The density of amber is between 1.05- 1. 10. In 1: 4 (salt: water) saturated brine, amber, light plastic and resin can float, while ordinary plastic, glass, acrylic and bakelite can sink. (Reminder: Only for naked amber, the concentration of salt water is not enough, and amber with many impurities in the body will also sink. )

2. Thermal test:

Burning needles stab amber in inconspicuous places, which has a faint pine fragrance. Bakelite and plastic smell pungent and stick to needles. (Reminder: Too hot will leave black spots on the surface of amber, which will affect the appearance. )

3, knife pick needle test:

Use a paper cutter to cut amber, amber will be pulverized, resin will fall off in pieces, plastic will be rolled up, and glass will not be cut. When you flush amber with a hard needle at an angle of 20-30 degrees from the horizontal line, you will feel explosive and there will be extremely fine powder residue. If it is plastic or other substances with different hardness, it will not stick, or it will feel sticky, or even stick in.

Reminder: it will damage your jewelry. It is best not to do it, so as not to damage amber. )

4, nail polish emulsion:

Wipe the amber surface repeatedly with a cotton swab, and there is no obvious change. Plastics, pressure and amber have not changed, but resin and Coba butter will be corroded because they are not petrified, resulting in sticking pits. Rosin will melt slowly when it is soaked in liquid medicine.

(Reminder: Some amber has a layer of polishing substance, which will turn into white spots when rubbed with liquid medicine. If you put the potion on it, it won't change anything. The liquid medicine still has 18%-20% solubility in amber, and the surface may become foggy after soaking for a long time)

5, feel:

Amber is a neutral organic gem, which is not very hot in summer and not too cold in winter, and it is very mild. Use glass or chalcedony to prevent feeling cold and heavy.

6, eye scales:

The most important method to identify inlaid amber. Amber usually has beautiful scales of lotus leaves, which have different feelings from different angles, have different refraction and emit spiritual light. The transparency of fake amber is generally not high, and the scales emit dead light, which is similar from different angles and lacks the aura of amber. Most of the scales and patterns in fake amber are injected.

7. perspective:

Ultraviolet radiation, hand feeling, salt water.

8, ultraviolet irradiation:

Put amber under the money detector, it will have fluorescence, light green, green, blue, white and so on. Amber and Jin Po have the most obvious discoloration, while blood amber and beeswax have no obvious discoloration. The more transparent it is, the more obvious it is, and the plastic will not change color. Friendly reminder: don't test under strong light or the effect will not be obvious.

9, fragrance:

Amber has little or no smell when rubbed, but amber with skin will produce fragrance when rubbed, amber will produce fragrance when rubbed, and amber will only emit loose fragrance when burned.

10, sound test: Amber beads without inlay will make a very soft and slightly dull sound when rubbed gently in your hand. If the sound is plastic or resin, it will be crisp.

1 1, friction with static electricity: amber can attract small pieces of paper after rubbing on clothes. (Reminder: except copy paper)

Formation of amber extended data:

Amber is a prehistoric fossil of turpentine. Amber is a resin dropped by coniferous plants 45-65 million years ago, which was buried underground for thousands of years and fossilized under the action of pressure and heat. Therefore, it is also called "resin fossil" or "resin fossil". Its shapes are varied, the surface often retains the lines produced when the resin flows, and bubbles and ancient insect or plant debris are often seen inside, and some still exude fragrance.

Amber is mainly composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and a small amount of sulfur, with hardness of 2-3, specific gravity of 1.05- 1. 10, melting point of 150C- 180C and ignition point of 250C-375C. Amber is a very astringent substance. No two amber pieces are exactly the same. Its composition and structure can be identified by scientific instruments.

Maintenance method of amber beeswax:

Amber beeswax, as an organic gem, will become more and more oily and shiny the longer it is worn. The chief culprit leading to dull amber beeswax is to maintain it when wearing amber beeswax.

First of all: beeswax is afraid of high temperature. Beeswax cannot be irradiated in the sun or under the lamp for a long time. Long-term irradiation will lead to dull and greasy beeswax. If the beeswax is in contact with oxygen in the air for a long time, the color of the beeswax will change, but if the temperature is too high, the beeswax will crack.

Secondly: beeswax can't collide with hard objects. We all know that beeswax has a low hardness. If it collides with hard objects, it will cause damage to beeswax. This requires us to pay attention to the wearing method when wearing beeswax.

Thirdly, beeswax, as an organic gem, can't contact with organic solvents, such as shampoo, shower gel, alcohol and so on. If exposed for a long time, it will corrode beeswax and have a great influence on the luster of beeswax.

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