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Spanish amber- amber from Northern and Eastern Spain, Cretaceous (Albian) in age. Sri Lankan amber - found in sea coast in a very small quantity also called Indian amber or Indian sea amber. Sumatran amber - found in Jambi, Indonesia this amber is a young amber, typically falling in the 20-30 million year age range.
Amber ornaments have been found in Mycenaean tombs and elsewhere across Europe. [67] To this day it is used in the manufacture of smoking and glassblowing mouthpieces. [68] [69] Amber's place in culture and tradition lends it a tourism value; Palanga Amber Museum is dedicated to the fossilized resin. [70]
Cover of "A Golden Treasury of Edison Blue Amberol Records" catalog. Blue Amberol Records was the trademark for a type of cylinder recording manufactured by the Edison Records company in the U.S. from 1912 to 1929.
Amber is fossilized tree resin, much valued since antiquity as a gemstone. Amber is used in jewelry. Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories ...
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.
A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book) is the longest running price guide for U.S. coins. Across all formats, 24 million copies have been sold. [2] The first edition, dated 1947, went on sale in November 1946. Except for a one-year hiatus in 1950, publication has continued to the present.
Gemstone pricing and value are governed by factors and characteristics in the quality of the stone. These characteristics include clarity, rarity, freedom from defects, the beauty of the stone, as well as the demand for such stones. There are different pricing influencers for both colored gemstones, and for diamonds.
2 oz - 60 mL Amber Glass Boston Round Bottles with Gold Metal and Glass Dropper [1] A Boston round bottle, or Winchester bottle, is a strong, heavy bottle commonly used in the drug and chemical industries. It is often made of amber (brown) glass (to filter out UV light) but can also be made of plastics. [2]