Featured Is This Stone Amber?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by TraceyB, Oct 29, 2020.

  1. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    Hi
    I'm wondering whether anyone may be able to shed any light on this ring. It is stamped on the outside of the band but I can't make out what the mark reads. The stone may be amber and the origin is most likely Poland. When you hold the ring up to the light you can almost see through it.
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks like amber to me, and if it is indeed from Poland, Baltic amber is very likely.
    Is it warm to the touch, compared to other stones?

    You do realise this is where you have to get that most important of jewellery sleuthing gadgets: the amazing UV flashlight!:jawdrop::hilarious:
    Most amber fluoresces very clearly under UV light.;)
     
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  3. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    Yes, it does feel warmer to the touch than other stones. The colour is so rich, it's amazing.
    UV flashlight - please tell me more.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I'd say that's a yes to amber.
    That's why I love amber.:)
    It is one of the ways of testing for amber, since amber generally fluoresces under UV light. You need to shine it on the stone in a darkish place. I usually hold it under my desk, but some forumites go into a dark closet, hence the dark closet jokes on the forum.:D
     
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  5. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    Don't worry. I will he in the closet as soon as I get my UV torch. Are they readily available?
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes they are, and they are cheap. I have a small one, pocketsize.
     
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  7. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    Great. Thanks. Another purchase coming up
     
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  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I bought a very cheap one on Ebay. As aj rightly says, really useful. The glow is a blue veil with amber, rather than a point of light.
     
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  9. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    Yep. Have just checked out ebay. Not too expensive at all. Thanks!!
     
  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Fluorescence colours can vary according to the colours of the amber.
    From my notes, info gathered from various sites and books:
    None to yellowish green to orangey-yellow. Also may fluoresce white, yellow, green or blue.
     
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  11. janettekay

    janettekay Well-Known Member

    You inspired me to test my amber. I have one of those small UV lights. My amber glowed a yellowish lime green.
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Oh wonderful, Janette.:) Yellowish lime green is certainly possible, given the colour range. I'll add it to my list.
    (I have an amber cabochon that is vomit-coloured under UV :eek:)
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A beautiful colour under UV light, Sumatran blue amber:

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  14. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Be careful. It's Halloween. No telling what you may see in your closet.

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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :hilarious::hilarious::blackalien::greyalien::vulcan:
     
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  16. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    20201112_193723.jpg 20201112_194114.jpg @Any Jewelry, @Ownedbybear, @janettekay, @KikoBlueEyes
    Just want to share my first closet experience with you. My UV torch arrived today and I was straight into the closet. It took me a while to get coordinated ;) Hilarious. This is my first closet pic:wideyed::wideyed::wideyed:
     
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  17. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Cool! It's not amber, imo, no veil.
     
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  18. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    oooooh. That's interesting. What do you think it is?? :happy:
     
  19. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Glad you had fun, that is exactly why we send people to the closet.:hilarious: Never mind the stone.;)

    I'm with obb, no amber. I expect cognac amber to fluoresce yellow, with a pinkish highlight with some blue.:wacky: Also that very opaque look of the fluorescence and the structure you see are not typical for amber fluorescence.
    This kind of green fluorescence is seen on some Indian brown carnelians, so my vote is for carnelian.:)
     
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  20. TraceyB

    TraceyB Well-Known Member

    I really wanted it to be amber but it doesn't really matter because I actually love this ring. I was instantly taken with the richness of colour :smuggrin:
    I'm determined to find some amber though so I can see the blue glow in my closet :watching:
    Thanks for your responses.
    Tracey x
     
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