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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 900159, member: 2844"]Lovely necklace, obb. The beads look like Chinese beeswax amber, very popular in China. This darker colour is often achieved by a special heat treatment called steam dyeing. Can't say for sure if these are amber or treated, here is what to look for:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2016-gemnews-steam-dyed-amber" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2016-gemnews-steam-dyed-amber" rel="nofollow">https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2016-gemnews-steam-dyed-amber</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Even if they are treated, they are probably amber and it is a beauty.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 900159, member: 2844"]Lovely necklace, obb. The beads look like Chinese beeswax amber, very popular in China. This darker colour is often achieved by a special heat treatment called steam dyeing. Can't say for sure if these are amber or treated, here is what to look for: [URL]https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2016-gemnews-steam-dyed-amber[/URL] Even if they are treated, they are probably amber and it is a beauty.:)[/QUOTE]
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