How to Spot Fake Amber Fossils: A Guide to Real Inclusions and Market Scams
Collector Quick-Fact Natural amber inclusions are defined as authentic, prehistoric organisms preserved within fully polymerized fossilized tree resin, maintaining a…
Blue Amber Myths Exposed: Why Mineral Sediment Does Not Create Blue Amber
🔬 Collector Quick-Fact The structural coloration of Dominican blue amber is entirely driven by ultraviolet-induced hydrocarbon fluorescence rather than mineral…
The Value of Protection in Dominican Amber Mining
🔬 Collector Quick-Fact Artisanal amber extraction in the Dominican Republic is concentrated in the steep, geologically vulnerable clay layers of…
Is Dominican Blue Amber BLUE?
Is Blue Amber truly blue? No. It is not. And yet, it is. Confused? We know that it is a…
New World Amber – The Discovery
🔬 Collector Quick-Fact Dominican amber is an unclarified, 100% natural fossilized resin originating from the extinct legume tree Hymenaea protera…
The History of Natural Amber
Natural amber is considered an organic gem stone. Amber has been traded since earliest times and was considered a mystic…
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How to Spot Fake Amber Fossils: A Guide to Real Inclusions and Market Scams
Collector Quick-Fact Natural amber inclusions are defined as authentic, prehistoric…
The Four Forms of Amber: What Happens When Humans Meddle with Fossil Resin
When you look at amber through the lens of a…
Why Can’t You Find Dominican Butterscotch Amber?
I see this question pop up all the time in…
