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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Amber Nov 25, 2018 0:41:26 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Nov 25, 2018 0:41:26 GMT -5 Nov 24, 2018 23:30:54 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said: What's in the bottom right yellow one? Is it a critter? No just some plant material At least that's what I think it is
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That's cool, too. A critter would have been better, but it's intriguing that you could be looking at a plant that's millions of years old.

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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Amber Nov 25, 2018 10:15:32 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Nov 25, 2018 10:15:32 GMT -5 I'm still hoping for a critter And the nerd in me is really excited about the plant material. My daughter is already tired of hearing about Amber 😂
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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Amber Jan 3, 2019 21:14:05 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Jan 3, 2019 21:14:05 GMT -5 No bugs but a odd piece of something
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Now that's intriguing. I wonder what it is? Know anybody with a microscope?

ETA: Nice job on that amber!

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Robin

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Amber Jan 3, 2019 21:48:21 GMT -5 via Tapatalk hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Jan 3, 2019 21:48:21 GMT -5 Another piece that has more of the dark plant matter
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Jan 3, 2019 21:45:01 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said:

Now that's intriguing. I wonder what it is? Know anybody with a microscope?

ETA: Nice job on that amber!

I'm asking a friend if he has one
I thought it may be a crack inside that reflects light but then I found another piece with a larger chunk of whatever it is

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Maybe they're bug wings! (dntknw)

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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Amber Jan 3, 2019 22:06:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Jan 3, 2019 22:06:48 GMT -5 Jan 3, 2019 21:59:34 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said: Maybe they're bug wings! Huh, didnt think of that
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Only thing I could think of that shines like that.

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Could also be a discoid feather (also known as "Sun Spangles," "Blitzen," "Haloes" and "Nasturtium Leaves") which often form when heating in oil to clarify and lighten the color. As so much of amber is heated, it is common to find these (along with "Star" type fracturing) in amber. Some amber-lovers really like them, others don't. If that is what it is, then just a feature of that particular gem.

I also like that dark, mossy stuff along the one side!

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Jan 3, 2019 22:43:51 GMT -5 @rocks2dust said:

Could also be a discoid feather (also known as "Sun Spangles," "Blitzen," "Haloes" and "Nasturtium Leaves") which often form when heating in oil to clarify and lighten the color. As so much of amber is heated, it is common to find these (along with "Star" type fracturing) in amber. Some amber-lovers really like them, others don't. If that is what it is, then just a feature of that particular gem.

I also like that dark, mossy stuff along the one side!

I did heat these in mineral oil
I will have to check the ones I haven't heated to see if they have them in it

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