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This is a list of types of amber. True ambers. Baltic amber - the most common amber variety, found along the shores of a large part of the Baltic Sea, Eocene age amber.
Heated above 200 °C (392 °F), amber decomposes, yielding an oil of amber, and leaves a black residue which is known as "amber colophony", or "amber pitch"; when dissolved in oil of turpentine or in linseed oil this forms "amber varnish" or "amber lac".
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The amber itself is primarily disc-shaped and flattened along the bedding plane, and is typically reddish brown, with the colour ranging from shades of yellow to red. The opacity of the amber ranges from clear to opaque. Many amber pieces have thin calcite veins that are typically less than 1 mm (0.04 in), but up to 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) thick.
2014 - A new flagship store was opened in Stockholm; 2015 - House of Amber opened a new flagship store in Macau; 2015 - A new flagship store was opened in Solvang, California. 2015 - House of Amber and Copenhagen Amber Museum was enlisted in Guinness World Records with the largest piece of amber in the world with a weight of 47.5 kg. [citation ...