Amber - Authenticating Natural Plastics

Amber is a natural plastic derived from tree resin.  It usually "honey" or golden in color, with varying shades from dark honey to golden yellow.  It's sometimes green as well.

In a good piece of amber you will see lots of tree moss and/or insects.  The rarest and highest valued pieces may have whole insects in them.

Applying friction to amber should result in a pine aroma.  Faked amber will be pretty obvious but can be even further verified by tasting it (wash it first!).  Faked amber might taste like bitter plastic.

The bigger the piece, the better!

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