I had a fun day treasure hunting....these are two maybe amber necklaces. I am trying my best to figure amber out....don't know how to tell pressed from reconstituted from copal. Here are pictures of two strands I bought- what are your thoughts? TIA.
Amber. Also called amber chips. The different colours under UV light are due to the different colours in regular light (chemistry). Pressed is pressed into a specific shape, like round or oval beads. Reconstituted is made from small pieces of amber that are heat-pressed together to form a bigger piece. When you see a lot of 'spangles', glittery bits, it is reconstituted. Copal has no or whitish fluorescence.
