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I think I have amber, but I can't tell if its natural
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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9880626, member: 2844"]A positive for amber.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> It is a combination of amber beads that have undergone different treatments.</p><p>All of them are (heat)pressed, that is how you get the shape.*</p><p>Some are reconstructed as well. Those are the ones where you can see the small shiny bits.</p><p>It am not sure it is Baltic amber, but I don't know where it is from. It could do with some TLC. The Polish amber office recommends a rub with olive oil.</p><p><br /></p><p>*If you want beads of a relatively uniform shape, you either facet-cut them or you press them. Completely natural amber beads show the original shape of the amber nugget, and at least some of the rough 'skin'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9880626, member: 2844"]A positive for amber.:) It is a combination of amber beads that have undergone different treatments. All of them are (heat)pressed, that is how you get the shape.* Some are reconstructed as well. Those are the ones where you can see the small shiny bits. It am not sure it is Baltic amber, but I don't know where it is from. It could do with some TLC. The Polish amber office recommends a rub with olive oil. *If you want beads of a relatively uniform shape, you either facet-cut them or you press them. Completely natural amber beads show the original shape of the amber nugget, and at least some of the rough 'skin'.[/QUOTE]
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