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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 3443159, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome GemCity.</p><p>This is an old thread, so most people won&#039;t look. I do understand why you selected this thread though, your question is relevant to the question Joan posted.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>- Cherry amber is supposed to be natural cherry amber, not dyed, and certainly not bakelite. It makes up ca 2-3% of the amber total.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Cherry amber bakelite is a form of faux amber made of bakelite. While it is sought after by collectors, it is not actual amber and not as rare as genuine cherry amber.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Sellers often use the wrong terms for items of any kind, either because they are clueless, or because they want to deceive buyers.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Cherry amber bakelite should always be sold under the correct term, including the word bakelite. If a seller uses the term cherry amber (without bakelite) for bakelite, that is a red flag.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you are still talking about cherry amber? In general, because cherry amber is rare, beads are left in a pretty raw state, with the natural dents and other irregularities, to show that it is the real deal and not faux amber.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early plastics are not my forte, so please correct me if I&#039;m wrong. I always thought prystal was a type of catalin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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