How to determine the authenticity of amber?

06/07/2017

There are some simple ways to identify true or amber.

1. First of all this weight, amber is very light, much lighter than any stone.

2. Amber nice and warm in contact to the body.

3. When the friction of two pieces of amber with each other after a while we get a pleasant smell of pine trees. This is a sign that the real amber.

4. Amber floats in salt water. To test this, prepare a solution in a ratio of not less than 50 grams of salt per 500 ml of water. Natural amber slowly to the surface, while another stone sinks to the bottom of the vessel.

5. 20-30 seconds vigorously rub a piece of amber wool or silk. Take a strand of hair or a small piece of paper. The electrically charged by rubbing amber, is to attract these objects. The so-called static test. If not, it means that you are not caught amber.