Amber
Agstein, Aidstein, Allingit, Allingita, Allingite, Ambar, Ámbar, Âmbar, Ambra, Ambre, Ambroit, Ambroita, Ambre, Ambroid, Ambroite, Barnsteen, Bärnsten, Bernstein, Borostyán, Bursztyn, Chihlimbar, Chryselectrum, Dzintars, Gintaras, Glessum, Glesum, Jantar, Kehribar, Lyncurium, Lynx-stone, Merevaik, Meripihka, Raf, Rav, Succinit, Succinita, Succinite, Hổ phách, 琥珀, コハク, Янтарь, كهرمان, ענבר, 호박, อำพัน
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: - (organic substance)
Mineral class: - Crystal system: - Mohs scale: 1.5 - 3 Density /g/cm3: 1.05 - 1.1 Refractive index: 1.539 – 1.545 Colors: yellow, brown, reddish, greenish, blue, black Transparency: transparent - translucent Fluorescence: white to blueish Pleochroism: - Largest Amber: 3,5 x 1,5 m (Merit Pila / Sarawak / Malaysia) Deposits: worldwide Name: from the the Medieval Latin word "ambra", derived from the Arabic word "anbar" |
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Amber
Size: 2.0 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm Weight: 7.5 ct Origin: Tarakan Island / East Kalimantan / Indonesia Photo by kind permission of © Mohammad Iskandar |
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Amber
Size: 2.3 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm Weight: 9.0 ct Origin: Sabah / Malaysia Photo by kind permission of © Mohammad Iskandar |
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Amber
Size: 1.8 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm Origin: Sabah / Malaysia Photo by kind permission of © Mohammad Iskandar |
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Amber
Size: 2.1 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm Weight: 7.5 ct Origin: Merit-Pila Coal Mine / Sarawak / Malaysia Photo by kind permission of © Mohammad Iskandar |
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Amber
Size: 2.3 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm Weight: 10.5 ct Origin: Chiapas / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © Mohammad Iskandar |
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Amber UV
Size: 1.52 x 1.2 cm Weight: 2.77 ct Origin: Hukawng Valley / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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