Amber Listserv / any information on this?

[Les Sayetta]

I have seen amber so very dark that it looks like it might be black; but when held up to the light you can see that delicious red color peeping through.

Regarding the fine faceting, this is one of the factors that determines the value of the amber.  It will take an incredibly complex and fine amount of faceting.    The more facets, the more valuable.  A lot of the older amber pieces (necklaces) have this wonderful faceting.

Les
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tamber12 at aol.com 
  To: Maggiecatbird at aol.com ; amber at ambericawest.com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 11:18 PM
  Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / any information on this?


  Maggie, I was thinking at first that it could possibly be jet.  But after seeing the last photo with the light coming through and the reddish tones, well it could be cognac or dark red.  Or it could be bakelite.  But I think most bakelite is opaque, is it not?  What other thoughts are out there?

  Tammi


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