YarraByte@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 8 days agoDiscussion Thread 🍄 Saturday 2 August 2025message-squaremessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareDiscussion Thread 🍄 Saturday 2 August 2025YarraByte@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 8 days agomessage-square120linkfedilink
minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoCareful with amber, dodgy people cook it to look better than it really is.
minus-squareSeagoon_@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agomost gemstones are heated to intensify colour, 🤷♀️ they are still beautiful the bad amber is ground up into a dust then compressed, synthetic resin may also be added , check using a black light, real amber glows a strange milky green, it’s not real the big problem is selling them at a higher price as if they are completely natural, heated are not
Careful with amber, dodgy people cook it to look better than it really is.
most gemstones are heated to intensify colour, 🤷♀️ they are still beautiful
the bad amber is ground up into a dust then compressed, synthetic resin may also be added ,
check using a black light, real amber glows a strange milky green, it’s not real
the big problem is selling them at a higher price as if they are completely natural, heated are not