How to test Baltic Amber fake or REAL quickly and easily

Baltic amber is fossil resin produced by pine trees which grew in Northern Europe about 40-50 million years ago. The resin was washed out of the forest floor by large rivers and transported south towards the sea. In the course of time the resin was transformed to amber due to processes of polymerization and oxidation.

[@RaymondChenon]

Save 5 minutes in one sentence: Real Amber sinks in water and floats in salted water.

[@redpillforreal3053]

What does Fake Amber do?

[@mr.muaythai8826]

@@redpillforreal3053 fake amber will sink in saltwater and water...

[@tazreenmgrendel5418]

That background music almost killed me! Much love and light ... hope your next video is better 💕

[@balticamber5918]

:)

[@bodanacam]

The part of the big ones definitely helped ,I was about to buy one whole necklace at a boot sale, then doubted ...too much to be true. I regretted not doing so when I came home.....but your tutorial made it clear I was right ..thx 😎

[@prutledge07]

I think most of what I'm finding in the yard is ruddy agattype carnelian. Lost of fossils and other inclusions. Thanks for the tutorial =)

[@hi.moriarty]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@osborne6363]

Doesn't plastic stuff also swim on water, regardless if it's salt or naturel water?

[@mostafa_hafiz]

simply put it in normal water first and it shall not swim and then put it in salty water :)

[@IjazKhan-ez7mh]

GH

[@asmodeusasteroth7137]

Bakelite, no

[@monellerichmond7208]

Great video ... thank you!

[@hiromi1038]

I have a bracelet that is set in 925 silver. Would that work with the silver or will it tarnish it? Thank you for the video!

[@jackthebeenstock2852]

you don't put water on the metals

[@janinestokes4883]

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[@laylac1984]

Does it leave a tacky feeling if it’s been in Himalayan salt?

[@pnnrodungproduction6163]

Is it real vintage amber beads if swims in water ??

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[@himalayanprinces9022]

I been doing amber business since I was little boy in Tibet, and I love amber very much just because of its smell and most beautiful different colors, sharpe and size. Amber is the most smoothy and softest gemstone on the earth. I been most of Baltic Sea areas, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and Western Germany. We Tibetans have been using amber as jewelry so far I know since 8th century which means around 12000 years now.
And Nowadays amber is fashion in Chinese market last few decades.

[@asmodeusasteroth7137]

It smells nice when I buff it till it's warm

[@81OH4Z4RD]

What ratio do you use salt to water? Will this distinguish between amber and copal?

[@balticamber5918]

The approximate proportion to one liter of water 150 grams of salt.

[@81OH4Z4RD]

Thank you

[@balticamber5918]

welcome

[@kairu5405]

I tried this method with my tumbled amber and it did float on both salty and plain water. Is that mean i got a fake one?

[@deathofbarney]

You can also try the electrostatic test, but most likely if it floated on regular water its fake.

[@user-jm1xt1hn8p]

Good day. Thank you for the video.
Tell me why do you need amber, what are you doing with it? Why is it so valued in America, for what?

[@clod8]

Mostly, it’s beautiful, but it also is good to reduce inflammation in joints or for migraines or as teething beads.

[@Rhyken13]

Will this work to other semi precious gemstone?

[@deathofbarney]

Amber has a density just barely slightly higher than that of water, so unless the gemstone in question has a similar density this will not work.

[@yeahoh2222]

What about my polished sphere amber? I'm afraid it might be too heavy for the saltwater

[@ednasustaita444]

Very informative.. thank you

[@dikraboulmani897]

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[@bytebuster]

Is there a way to determine which is a natural amber and which is pressed amber?

[@balticamber5918]

Pressed amber can be distinguished from natural by visually viewing them. Pressed amber is uniform, usually monochrome, but natural amber comes in a variety of shades, colors and patterns

[@balticamber5918]

Pressed amber: ua-cam.com/video/gGK_S4-hgnI/v-deo.html
Natural amber: ua-cam.com/video/N-S3nBKamP8/v-deo.html

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Simplefied
Amber stone is floating but fake isn't

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الرقم ٠٠٣٤٦٠٢٨٨٥٦٨٧هدا هو watsap

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[@carolnorton2551]

Almost ANYTHING will float in salt water if the salinity is high enough. Can you not give measurements for each ?

[@Cocolinmichela]

Thank you, very interesting. But how to spot fake Amber when buying it and the salted water test can't be done?

[@jackthebeenstock2852]

I was wondering the same thing. I guess same way you spot a silver. MOstly you depend on what you see and then you do the tests. ANother test by the way that I have heard of is acetone. You deep a q-tip in acetone (100% one) and rub hard the amber. Not too hard cause you can ruin it. But don't be soft either. If the q-tip gets color. It is not Amber it may be resin or something else. Of course I could be wrong I haven't tried the test yet. But look into it. The more tests we know of the better.

[@deathofbarney]

Amber when touched will feel almost warm, and should feel lighter than it appears, kind of like how fossil wood is heavier than it looks. If its a loose piece you can do a electrostatic test, rub the Amber vigorously on cloth (best on wool, felt or silk). After rubbing the amber, the pieces become visibly attracted small pieces of paper and should cling to the surface. Its similar to the effect of rubbing a balloon on your head but in a much milder form.

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[@pemci862]

I think stone and glass material is same weight"i can't understan

[@johnwampler3539]

Amber isn't stone .. its fossil tree resin 🤔😎

[@ciri151]

how the hell did i get here?

[@flyingfishsurf]

You're not comparing this with fake amber. Maybe fake stuff floats in salt water too. Salt water affects the bouyancy of many things. Hot needle test works pretty well. If I made fake amber, I would adjust the specific gravity to match that of real amber.

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Hi I'm interested in buying baltic amber rough and vintage beads too.

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I know a place in NC were u can find some

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Why you music so disturb ????

[@carmens2222]

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[@phramghao3950]

now many Amber are modified...heated and pressed . density ratio is the same as natural ! this method does not identify if Amber is natural !

[@yawerabbas6316]

I easily distinguished them in video.

[@bharatipatel720]

Yes .. this Music is very disturbing.
These what you are showing needs attention. Put some soft music .. tks .

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[@Yp3ri0n]

it does not swim!!! it float though

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[@redcaps5050]

شيء بديهي هذا أصبح ماء مالح فيكون كثافة عالية وتطفو فيه الأجسام اما الماء العذب تغطس فيه الأجسام

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[@FreeTBT1]

After seeing this video i did your experiment with Amber. All my amber failed your test.. 😣😣😣

[@balticamber5918]

Added enough salt?

[@FreeTBT1]

Yes

[@balticamber5918]

Then there is reason to worry about the naturalness of amber

[@Blackopknight]

I've found loads in my yard, many varieties most with fossils. Mine also failed (maybe if over half is fossilized skeletal remains, or my last guess is to much silica inclusion?) I think I needed to add more salt, maybe 2 parts salt to 1 part water? Lake Minnatonka, Minnesota is the location.

[@krisraps]

I Tested My Ambers And From Like 200 Pieces Only 7 Of Them Where Fake.
I Sell Them, If Anyone Wants A Real baltic Sea Ambers, Just Hit me Up At [e-mail] Or at facebook, Just Search me As Kristaps Akmens.
I Live In Latvia, The Number One Country For Ambers, Heh. So Jeah, They Are Real. I Can Prove To You Before You Buy WitH these Tests.

[@miriamtiuseco2nd]

This is not a proper test, I think. Salty water is more BUOYANT than ordinary water, that means, objects float easily in salt water

[@phuongnhi2452]

This is an wrong way testing. You can send them to lab.

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[@sohaibziouche8741]

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اريد واحده

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Real amber floats in salt water. Your video is confusing.

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Robin Holbrook the real Amber did float in salt water.

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[@skipoflipo710]

i have 8 that passed the test if you're interested contact me

[@Mirohalia]

Your necklaces look like copal. Copal also floats in saltwater. The pieces are too uniform to be natural.

[@balticamber5918]

I am sure that the necklace are made from natural Baltic Amber

[@Blackopknight]

Copal just means from a copal tree?

[@carolinebisset538]

copal isn't from a copal tree. It is immature, on the way to being amber if you leave it for a few more million years ;)

[@jackthebeenstock2852]

they could also be bakelite. They look alike as well.

[@jackthebeenstock2852]

what is copal by the way?

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Not enougf for the naturel amber testing,

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Crap music.