Opaque or translucent amber is called beeswax. In China, there are several different names for beeswax since ancient times, such as amber, amber, beeswax, jade, Zhu Jiang, Dunmou, Yu Pei and red rosin, among which there are also differences in places and times.
Resin drips and leaks, buried underground for thousands of years, and becomes fossils under the action of pressure and heat, some of which contain small insects such as bees, which is very unusual.
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Chemical characteristics, the main component of turpentine, chemical formula C20 H32 O2, 150- 180℃ softening, completely melting at 250-375℃, burning above 375℃. Insoluble in water, soluble in ether, solubility 16-23%.
Physical properties: amorphous, with no fixed internal structure and external shape, refractive index range of 1.54- 1.55, specific gravity of 1.05- 1. 10, Mohs hardness of 2-3 degrees, triboelectric effect.
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