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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucashudd11, post: 3463674, member: 18272&quot;][USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] correct me if I am wrong here.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d venture to guess 99% of the graduated amber necklaces found in the wild are heated or oxidized to some degree to provide clarity and standardize the color.&nbsp; This is particularly notable when the color of each amber bead is exactly the same with no deviation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gia article on discerning heated vs natural amber:</p><p><a href="https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2014-wang-heat-treatment-of-baltic-amber" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2014-wang-heat-treatment-of-baltic-amber" rel="nofollow">https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2014-wang-heat-treatment-of-baltic-amber</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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