The most expensive amber is insect amber, which means there are insects in it.
Of course, it doesn't include fakes that get s bugs in.
Because the probability of pest formation is one in a billion.
Others are not so valuable.
For example, a plant or a pearl (containing nothing)
Question 2: Which is better, amber or beeswax? Of course, beeswax takes the longest time to form. It contains a lot of succinic acid, which is beneficial to the body and can improve immunity. You may think the bud is beautiful at first, but after a long time, you don't like it. People who are new to amber will like to spend amber for a long time and will like beeswax. The more moist it is. If it is the elderly, it is recommended to buy blood buds, which are relatively stable. If you are still young, beeswax is the best choice. Better than flower amber. Flower amber looks beautiful in color, but because it is transparent, it is not bright when worn around the neck. Beeswax is opaque and will stand out. In addition, the price of amber is very high, and the bigger one is 5000 yuan. Some amber products on the market are very big but only cost 1000 yuan. If you buy it carefully, it is fake and synthetic without the warmth and brightness of amber itself.
Question 3: Where is amber produced well? At present, the best amber is Dominican mineral amber with high quality and rich luster, with an annual output of about 15 tons.
Followed by mine amber in Fushun, China, with high yield but single luster. Unfortunately, Fushun Mine was mined in the 1980s. Mines were produced in coal fields, basically 20 million years ago.
The third place is Tupper in Chiapas, Mexico, but now the mining area is in the hands of the Mexican People's Army, and the basic amber can't get out, so businessmen can't get in, and there is no return. My master let in a tie of the Mexican People's Army and was robbed twice. It is very dangerous there.
The fourth is Topper in Myanmar, with an annual output of over 60 tons. Many unscrupulous businessmen sell Topper as the so-called "Lamper" in Dominica, and its luster is harder than a pearl (compared with the real pearl, it is similar to the fire color difference between diamond and zircon). Some people say that Myanmar is a pearl of mining, which is absolutely absurd. Burmese pearls are dug in the mountains, that is, in the soil, and there is no coal field at all.
The worst is Haipo in the Baltic Sea, with an annual output of 770 tons, most of which are dug in the fields by the sea, and the "sea drift" is less than 5%. Due to long-term water erosion, there are many cracks and impurities, and the transparency is poor, and some are even completely opaque. This is what we often call "beeswax". Because the price of beeswax in commercial speculation is higher than that of Pepper, in fact, the price of beeswax in the world is lower than that of Pepper, and the more transparent it is, the more expensive it is. The so-called "Millennium amber beeswax" is purely commercial speculation and unscientific. In order to solve these problems and improve the utilization rate of amber, amber is often optimized in ore supply. By heating and pressurizing, cracking, removing impurities and improving transparency, these artificially optimized amber are not only large in quantity, but also poor in durability. They are not gem-grade amber and have no collection value. They can only be worn as jewelry or as decorations for handicrafts. The natural "worms" in the Baltic Sea can reach the gem level, with scarce output and extremely high price. Basically, the "bugs" that ordinary people can afford in shopping malls are all Coba resin, not bugs.
Introduce a few tips:
First, if you find a batch of amber or several pieces of amber jewelry, they are all the same, and the possibility of artificial optimization is very high, because it is difficult to find two identical gem-grade amber in the world.
Second, Huapo. I have been to European market, American market and China market. Basically, the bud 1 0,000% seen in the market is artificially made. One method is to heat cracked amber at high temperature, and the crack will burst and become a so-called "flower". In short, it is the optimal treatment of defective products.
Three, the so-called "green Perls" produced in the Baltic Sea, 65,438+0,000% are amber made of young Copa resin after manual processing and coloring. Coba resin is a kind of resin with a geological age of about 6.5438+0 million years, which has not been petrified, while amber is a petrified resin with a geological age of more than 20 million years, which was finally formed through washing, handling, deposition and diagenesis. At the Polish International Amber Symposium in February this year, the participating scientists reached a consensus that the green amber in the Baltic region should be labeled as "artificial green amber".
Fourth, when we buy amber, we try to identify its authenticity with the certificate of origin, and seldom use the certificate of identification, because the amber association in Europe stipulates that "optimization" cannot be marked, but pure natural unoptimized products will be marked. However, the current identification technology in China is limited, and it is impossible to accurately distinguish young Barker resin from old Amber. Especially, even the most authoritative national inspection in China between the formation years of Barker resin and Amber cannot guarantee that it will be identified. If you have a gem-grade amber in your hand, you can see that the luster of natural amber is more flexible and changeable, while Koba resin is more rigid.
Question 4: What amber is traditionally considered the best-amber;
Modern collection-antiques;
Gemstone material-blood pearl;
The brightest-Jin Po;
Market hype-Lanpo;
Most of them are sold-optimizing pearls;
Worth collecting-storing natural amber;
Cherish scientific research-tolerance;
The proliferation of counterfeiting-noble amber;
True love-every natural pearl.
Question 5: What color is amber? First, the appearance.
The shape of amber: cake-like, kidney-like, tumor-like, slender water-drop-like and other irregular shapes.
Second, color.
Common colors: orange, brown, brownish yellow, crimson.
Rare colors: light green, yellow, lavender
Third, classification
Classification name: Jin Po, Xuepo, Insect Slope, Xiangpo, Lingpo, Shipo, Huapo, Shuipo, Mingpo, Wapo, Beewax and Korean pine.
Fourth, maintenance
What amber is afraid of: low melting point, easy to melt, afraid of heat, afraid of exposure should not be placed in high temperature places. Amber is easy to dehydrate and crack when it is too dry. Amber is an organic substance, which is easily soluble in organic solvents, such as nail polish, alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, heavy liquid and so on. It is not suitable for putting in the dressing cabinet. Generally, it is not necessary to measure its density with heavy liquid, but to measure its refractive index with oil immersion method. Amber is fragile and has low hardness, so it is not suitable for external impact. Friction and scratches should be avoided to prevent scratches and breakage.
Five, my extra knowledge
Introduction of Amber: Amber is the resin of tertiary coniferous plants, which was buried underground by geological processes. After a long geological period, resin lost its volatile components and polymerized and solidified to form amber. Often accompanied by coal seams. Amber is a hydrocarbon containing succinic acid and amber resin. Its chemical composition is C 10H 16O, of which 79% is carbon, 10.5% is hydrogen, 10.5% is oxygen, and sometimes it contains a small amount of hydrogen sulfide.
Amber is an ancient jewelry material. As a gem, it has a history of nearly 6000 years. Decorations made of amber have been unearthed in many ancient tombs in China, Greece and Egypt. Women in ancient Rome had the habit of holding precious stones in their hands. The reason is that amber will give off a faint fragrance when heated at the temperature of the palm. The ancient Romans gave amber a very high value, and a small statue carved with amber was more valuable than a strong slave. Amber can also relieve pain and relieve shock. In some places, a string of amber is often hung on children's chests to ward off evil spirits and relieve shock.
What's the best thing to say, Golden Amber Jin Po!
Question 6: What is the best color of amber? What is the best color of amber? Because everyone has different preferences, the conclusion will naturally be different. However, according to the current popularity of the market, Rambo in Dominica should be the most popular.
Question 7: Which is better, amber or beeswax? Amber and beeswax are popular in the market recently. Someone should ask, amber or beeswax? The answer, of course, is beeswax, because it takes the longest time to form and contains a lot of succinic acid, which is good for the body and can improve immunity. Traditionally, transparent amber is called amber, and opaque amber is called secret wax. From a professional point of view, the yellow one is called Jin Po; The red system is called blood amber; The blue one is called Lanpo; The green system is called the green pearl. In normal light, it is black, and in strong light, it is pearls that show red. In ancient books, pearls are called "the length of pearls and the holiness of amber". There are also inclusions containing insects, leaves and so on, which are extremely precious insects! You may think Huapo is beautiful at first, but you don't like it after a long time. Anyone who is new to amber will like to spend amber. After a long time, they will like beeswax. The more beeswax is rubbed, the more moist it becomes. If the elderly wear it, it is recommended to buy blood amber, which is relatively stable. If you are still young, beeswax is the best choice. Better than flower amber. Flower amber looks beautiful in color, but because it is transparent, it is not bright when worn around the neck. Beeswax is opaque and will stand out. What is amber? Produced in Persia and other countries, it can be used as medicine. Amber is a kind of resin fossil, which was buried underground tens of millions of years ago and formed through certain chemical changes. It is an organic mineral. Amber has a variety of shapes, the surface often retains the lines produced when the resin flows, and bubbles and ancient insect or plant debris are often seen inside. Functions: sedation, diuresis and blood circulation. Used for convulsion, epilepsy, palpitation, insomnia, dysuria, dysuria, hematuria and amenorrhea. Maintenance of amber. Amber has a low melting point, is easy to melt, and is afraid of heat and exposure. Amber products should avoid direct sunlight and should not be placed in high temperature places. Amber is easy to dehydrate and crack when it is too dry. What is beeswax? Beeswax, also known as amber, is an amorphous organic matter. It is a fossil of pine and cypress resin buried underground for a long time due to crustal changes 30 million to 40 million years ago. Its texture is smooth, colorful and fragrant. Beeswax has undergone various changes during its formation and in the long years since, due to environmental factors such as soil, water, organic matter, inorganic matter, sunlight, geothermal and so on. In addition to the matrix or resin (petrochemical), other things such as color, specific gravity, hardness and melting point have some differences, which are very mysterious. The friction of beeswax produces electrostatic charge, which can absorb paper, iron filings and other tiny items. Some of them have electrostatic charge without friction, and have the feeling of "pinching hands".
Question 8: What kind of amber beeswax is a good amber beeswax? The criteria for judging good amber are:
1, less internal impurities;
2, good light transmittance;
3. Uniform color and good oiliness.
A good criterion for judging beeswax is:
1, less internal impurities;
2. The colors are milky white, ivory white, chicken oil yellow, honey color, brownish yellow and brownish red, and the uniformity is better;
3, wax dense, slightly transparent is better;
4. Good hand oil.
Question 9: What kind of beeswax is the best? The most common beeswax is mainly yellow beeswax produced in the Baltic Sea and northern Europe. Generally, only yellow is common, and even some are translucent, which is called half honey and half pearl. There are yellow shadows. Old beeswax is usually dark yellow, and some are even red.
distinguish
In the actual collection appreciation, playmaker summed up the identification method of 12, so that you can identify the authenticity:
0 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 sink. Friendly reminder: this method is limited to naked amber. Amber with a lot of impurities in its body will sink if the salt water concentration is not heavy enough.
02. Hot test: The needle is burned in an inconspicuous place of amber, with a faint pine fragrance. Bakelite and plastic smell pungent and stick to needles. Friendly reminder: Too hot will leave black spots on the amber surface, which will affect the appearance.
03. Needle-picking test with a knife: Cutting amber with a paper cutter will pulverize, resin will fall off in pieces, plastic will roll 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. Friendly reminder: this experiment will damage your jewelry. If you pick out the cut part, you can only find a professional to repair it. It is best not to do it or do it less, so as not to cause harm to amber.
04. Nail polish lotion: Wipe the amber surface repeatedly with a cotton swab, with 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. Friendly reminder: some amber has a layer of polishing substance, which will turn into white spots when wiped with drugs, but this layer of white spots can be scraped off with nail shells to expose the surface of amber, and there will be no change when rubbed with drugs. The liquid medicine still has 18%-20% solubility in amber, and the surface may become foggy after soaking for a long time)
05. Feel: Amber is a neutral organic gem, which is not very hot in summer and not too cold in winter, so it is very gentle. Use glass or chalcedony to prevent feeling cold and heavy.
06. Observing scales with eyes: This is 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. The scales and patterns in fake amber are mostly injection molded, so most of them are the same. The most common one on the market is the red scale.
07. Eyebubbles: The bubbles in amber are mostly round, and the bubbles in pressed amber are mostly long and flat.
08. 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. Aroma: Amber has only a faint smell, and it can hardly be smelled when rubbed, or it can't be smelled at all, but amber with skin will produce fragrance when rubbed, and Xiangpo will produce fragrance when rubbed. Amber only gives off a loose fragrance when it burns. Friendly reminder: there is no rubbing smell on the stall, so it is better to just watch and not buy.
10. Sound test: Amber beads that are not inlaid will make a soft and slightly dull sound when rubbed gently in the hand, and the sound will be crisp if they are plastic or resin.
1 1. Friction with static electricity: amber can attract small pieces of paper after rubbing on clothes. (Friendly reminder: except copy paper)
12. Cost appraisal: Take it to CMA Jewelry Appraisal Center to measure refractive index, density, etc.
But the most reliable identification method is to go to the geological department for testing in person! There is no such thing as "undetectable"-even if the so-called "Middle East beeswax" fever in China in recent years is not enough to attract the attention of the testing department, it can at least tell buyers the actual composition of Middle East beeswax. The best test methods: visual inspection, ultraviolet irradiation, hand feeling and salt water. Other methods will do some harm to amber even if they are detected to be true. The above identification methods cannot be used alone, and various detection methods should be used to distinguish between true and false.
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