Amber
different amber dice
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general
Amber is basically a petrified resin.
It can occur in different colors. Mostly yellow, clear to opaque. But there are also ambers with white inclusions or green shimmer.
Best known is the origin of amber from the Baltic Sea region. However, there are different occurrences worldwide.
pressed amber with fly
pressed amber
blue amber
amber
green amber
pressed amber
Press amber is not like some think, a plastic, but it consists of remnants of real amber.
Around 1870 this method was developed in Königsberg. Small pieces of waste are pressed together under pressure and heated to a new piece.
Bakelite later replaced the press amber because it was cheaper to manufacture.
amber dice
Of course you can also make dice from amber.
The price makes these dice more of a gem than a utility object.
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