Friday, October 23, 2009

Amber or Plastic?

I bought this bracelet on eBay a year or so ago because it liked it, not because it was sold as amber. At least I didn't pay amber prices for it.

However, it probably does have amber as its base. My guess is that it is made of reconstituted amber, also called melted amber. Basically it is amber that isn't usable for normal jewelry that has been melted, claified and mixed with a modern resin. Amber is chemically a resin, so it is difficult to identify he real stuff from the fake.

So, do I call this amber? Or do I call it plastic?

As usual, I have this for sell in my Bonanzle booth.

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