Amber Listserv / green/ red

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You are right, Adam. 

We have some Dominican that has little UV reflection. But all has some...even the yellow. Just checked it. But, most of the DR amber has suffered some heat, it seems. Maybe that's it...So when we have the greenish / reddish kind, it usually is fluorescent. (Believe me, I always have several kilos of Dominican amber of all colors available to run tests.) 

Now, could it be that Baltic amber that has been artificially heat treated turns fluorescent, too? What other reason should the succinite have to behave like common retinite ? Maybe there is some Baltic amber that not originates from pine trees, like Poinar speculates. If it is the case, is it not succinite. Amber that lacks succinic acid is classified as retinite amber. Next thought: When you buy Baltic amber, how can you be sure that it is the succinite you wanted to have? Testing it with UV light?

This reminds me again of a Polish company asking me for large amounts of Colombian copal. (I won't tell who it was...) If they have been treating copal, selling it as Baltic amber, could it be that this is the one that turns fluorescent?

Questions over questions....

We offer some information or theory at http://www.blueamber.info/blue_amber_physics.php but, of course we are not top of the field and it is not written on "paper" ;) There is an "Anthracene Hypothesis". 

Hey, your input is welcome. We have not found answers to all questions yet.


Hermann



----- Original Message ----- 
From: The Edgars 
To: amber at ambericawest.com 
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:21 PM
Subject: Amber Listserv / green/ red


hey Adam

I might let it out if some one would be willing to right a paper on it
but it would have to be some one at the top of the field 
like almost all discoveries it was just that million to one fluke that all conditions were right for it to be noted

w





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