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
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 Colors: yellow, brown, reddish, greenish, blue, black Fluorescence: white to blueish Pleochroism: - Largest Amber: 3,5 x 1,5 m (Merit Pila / Sarawak / Malaysia) Deposits: worldwide |
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Amber raw
Size: 7.5 x 5.8 x 2.8 cm Origin: Poland Photo by kind permission of © www.edelsteine.at, Thomas Pfneisl. |
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Amber raw
Origin: Lausitz / Saxony / Germany Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralroli.de, Roland Noack. |
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Amber
Weight: 4.16 ct Origin: Poland Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Amber with Fly
Weight: 0.39 ct Origin: Romania Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com, Dr. Laurent Sikirdji. |
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