Amber Listserv / amber vs. copal

[Tom Buckley]

Could there not be very old copal and conversely, very young amber? Isn't the defining point the degree of polymerization rather than the age? Age is certainly a factor in the polymerization process, but, so are heat, pressure, moisture, and ?.

Tom 

Tom Buckley
Silicone Specialist
Polymer Engineering

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