Amber
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General
Amber is basically a petrified resin.
It can occur in different colors, mostly yellow and clear to opaque. Some amber also has white inclusions or a green shimmer.
The Baltic Sea region is best known as a source of amber, although it occurs in many places around the world.
It can occur in different colors, mostly yellow and clear to opaque. Some amber also has white inclusions or a green shimmer.
The Baltic Sea region is best known as a source of amber, although it occurs in many places around the world.
Pressed amber
Pressed amber is not a plastic, as some people think; it consists of pieces of genuine amber.
The process was developed in Königsberg around 1870. Small scraps are pressed together under heat and pressure to form a new piece.
The process was developed in Königsberg around 1870. Small scraps are pressed together under heat and pressure to form a new piece.
Bakelite later replaced pressed amber because it was cheaper to manufacture.
Amber dice
Dice can of course also be made from amber.
Their price makes them more like jewelry than practical objects.
Their price makes them more like jewelry than practical objects.
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