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Amber differentiate with beeswax: Identical distinction is in quality of a material diaphaneity

Sunday, April 4th, 2010


Amber and transparent



Beeswax is opaque.


Auction of this week Beijing beneficent gem is met on, the beeswax necklace that a clear generation produces clinchs a deal with 380 thousand yuan of high price, price can compares emerald diamond.

And the auction of network of fine heart a week that just rings down the curtain in not long ago is met on, amber curiosa clinchs a deal rate amount to 60% above. So, spend to outside likeness extremely tall amber with beeswax, what to collect value to have to differ after all?

Market PK:

The 2~4 that beeswax headgear price is amber headgear times

On Guangzhou market, the sale price of beeswax is apparent prep above is amber, 12 bead the beeswax hand catenary of sequence, the price goes to 6000 yuan in 2000 yuan commonly between, and the amber hand catenary of a string of coequal class, the price has 1000~2000 only however yuan.

A diameter is in 2~3 centimeter beeswax condole drops, the price fluctuates in 2000 yuan commonly, and the amber condole of same size drops, the price fluctuates 1000 yuan only however. The 2~4 that the price of beeswax headgear is amber headgear price commonly times, the boss classics of beeswax businessman is commonly used “ of chiliad amber, the beeswax of all ages “ the content that will publicize beeswax product with rare for expensive.

Actually, beeswax is an amber sort nevertheless, its and amber concern are similar the relation of He Tianyu and suet white jade, suet white jade also is a breed in He Tianyu. And, this name calls beeswax non-standardly also.

General manager of extensive land gem Mr Hou Shunyu says, beeswax and amber do not have distinction on physical composition and chemical composition, it is the colophony that secretes 40 million years to the conifer wood place 60 million years ago, change through the crustal and bury greatly in underground, gradually evolution and fossil of a kind of when become natural colophony. Usually, diaphaneity of business family expenses will differentiate both, opaque amber, color is like honey, the burnish that has candle state feels character, the habit is called “ beeswax “ , and in narrow sense amber those who point to era is transparent amber.

Will look from producing area, transparent beeswax and amber more or less was the content in the lithosphere distinguished.

The price is distinguished very big, because beeswax is original,basically be chased after only in Oriental culture domain hold in both hands, be being used extensively at headgear to machine is thing of nearly 10 years only, far as amber treatment industry developeds. Beeswax headgear amount is less, the price is high rise, will for a long time look, its are collected value and amber equal.

PK of quality of a material: Multicoloured person much blame is pure natural

According to Guangdong geological bureau detects central report, in nearly two years, the product most that is sent toward this center to detect is the man-made product after the course is handled physico-chemically. According to them preliminary count, in current Guangzhou market, the amount with pure natural amber beeswax is in alleged “ beeswax is amber “ the proportion that holds in commodity does not exceed 10% .

Be in a gem of a Yu is wholesale city, the expert flounder of reporter and Guangdong geological bureau found a sale pure natural and amber yellow boss, his taste as amber as the multicoloured man-made on retail bar photograph to compare really, his really amber impurity is much and tonal skimble-scamble.

Yellow boss says: “Diaphaneity is very good, bright and clean those who be like jade is impossible it is Zhen Hupo. And the primary color of beeswax also has yellow, brown only dichromatic, chromatic beeswax is in the content in geology is few, can appear in China, where may be done thousands of yuan calm, also want to get on 10 thousand yuan at least. Also want to get on 10 thousand yuan at least..

Differentiate PK: Amber meeting gives out beeswax colophony flavour

“Attrition law “ : Chafe with rough straw paper or newspaper its surface, move close to nose to hear, if can smell light loose fragrance, but preliminary and affirmatory it is beeswax.

“Pinpoint combustion law “ : With a needle combustion hind nears amber surface quickly, really amber melting point is very low, encounter heat, local fuse immediately, also can smell light loose fragrance, flavour is more apparent purity is taller.

“Briny law “ : Amber when be being put into water, it can sink benthic. Add deliquescent thick salt solution ceaselessly among them, be more than when saline chroma 1 than 4 when, zhen Hupo is met slowly since float.

Without inlaid amber catenary or beeswax are put in the hand to be kneaded gently can give out very downy the sound with summary depressing belt.