Common identification method for amber (Photos)

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Nowadays, amber jewelry is popular in the society. Amber has always been a precious bracelet material. It is expensive, so don't buy it wrong.

First, the salt test method

The amber density is between 1.05 and 1.10. In 1:4 unsaturated brine, amber, lightweight plastic and resin can float, and ordinary plastic, glass, acrylic and bakelite sink.

Second, the knife needle test (please be careful)

Cutting amber with a paper cutter will become a powder, and the resin will fall off in a block. The plastic will be rolled into a roll and the glass will not be cut. Using a hard needle to puncture amber at a tip angle of 20 to 30 degrees will have a bursting sensation and very fine powder. If it is a plastic or other substance with different hardness, it will either stick or be sticky, or There is no other feature to tie directly into it.

Third, feel

Amber is a neutral organic gemstone that won't be very hot in summer and won't be too cold in winter. With glass or chalcedony, there will be a cold feeling.

Fourth, eye scales

This is the most important way to identify the inlaid amber. There are generally beautiful lotus leaf scales in popcorn amber. It has different feelings from different angles, and the refractive power is different. The transparency of fake amber is generally not high, and the scales emit dead light. Observing from different angles is almost the same scene, lacking aura. The scales and patterns in fake amber are mostly injected, so most of them are similar in style, and the most common one in the market is red scales.

Five, eye bubble

The bubbles in natural amber are mostly round, and the bubbles in pressed amber are mostly long and flat.

Six, the fragrance

In addition to the amber and shampoo friction with the skin will produce aroma, the other amber rubbing only a little bit of taste or simply no smell, only when burned will give off a loose fragrance. And many imitations are very fragrant.

Seven, ultraviolet radiation

Place the natural amber under the money detector, which will have fluorescence on it, usually in light green, green, blue, white and other colors. Among them, amber, gold pupa is the most obvious discoloration, blood smear and beeswax discoloration is not obvious, the more transparent the amber is more obvious. In contrast, plastic does not change color.

Eight, sound test

The inlaid amber beads are gently swayed in the hands, giving a soft, slightly dull sound; if it is plastic or resin, it is crisp.

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