Green amber
1 usageSource pending: no literature source has been linked to this entry yet.
Short answer
Green material offered in the trade under names such as “natural green Caribbean amber” or “very rare Baltic amber”. Gemmological study records it as copal treated with heat and pressure; the qualifier “natural” is not supported by the source.
Is this the piece you have?
Photograph it and open a pre-assessment request
Tests you can do at home: Transmitted light · Hydrostatic specific gravity · Simichrome test (may leave a mark on the surface; try it only on a hidden spot)
Meanings in the trade
These are the recorded usages of the term: publications, catalogues and the market. Each usage carries its own source grade and is not a definition.
- Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Article or academic publicationCopal
sold by amber dealers and distributors under names such as 'natural green Caribbean amber' or 'very rare Baltic amber'
Canonical mapping
A mapping is not a conclusion: it is a claim about what the term points to, not a measurement of the material.
No canonical mapping has been proposed for this term.
How to tell — and what it does not tell
No literature record linked to this term.
Sources
A grade states the strength of the source, not of the conclusion.
Recorded usages: 1Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.
- Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Characterization of “Green Amber” with Infrared and NMR Spectroscopy, Gems & Gemology 45(3)Abduriyim, A. et al.2009s. 1
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