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Amber

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

AMBER

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CHEMICAL FORMULA

C,H,O

MINERAL GROUP

MINERALOIDS

HARDNESS

2-2.5- GYPSUM- FINGER NAIL

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

1.0- 1.1

TRANSPARENCY

TRANSPARENT TO NEARLY OPAQUE

ELEMENTS IN MINERAL

HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, CARBON

HOW IS YOUR MINERAL MINED AND PROCESSED

  • Depending on its location amber
  • Washes up along shores or
  • Found in clay mines or dug from sand pit
  • Mines. Then washes clarified and reshaped

GIVE AT LEAST 4 USES FOR YOUR MINERAL

JEWELRY, SKIN CARE PRODUCTS, FOLK MEDICINE, PERFUME

COLOR

YELLOW, BROWN, COLORLESS, BROWNISH RED

STREAK

WHITE

LUSTER

RESINOUS

CLEAVAGE/FRACTURE

  • NONE/CONCHOIDAL- FRACTURES DEVELOPED
  • IN BRITTLE Materials characterized by
  • Smoothly curving surface

CLASS

ORGANIC

WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN MINERAL BE FOUND

  • Asia, Burma, Columbia, New Zealand, Nigeria,
  • Russia, Romania, Venezuela,
  • Wyoming, USA and the Dominican Republic.

WHAT IS CURRENT VALUE OF YOUR MINERAL

$350.00 DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND CLARITY

CRYSTAL SHAPE

ROUNDED