[Jewelry making - Article 00620] - Re: [Orchid] Amber colors....

[Judy Hoch]

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    Mea culpa - as a Graduate Gemologist, I should know better. I
    related my experience with material being represented as coming from
    the Dominican Republic. According to the Gem Reference Guide from
    GIA, amber is indeed found in the Dominican Republic. 

    I have purchased one lot of material and a large specimen that were
    represented as being from the Dominican Republic. All of it failed
    the basic tests for amber. All of it has crazed and is not useable.
    When attempting to repolish the material, it is sticky. 

    I have also had a batch of Polish amber salted with reconstituted
    amber. 

    Please accept my apology for the misinformation. 

Judy Hoch
GIA Graduate Gemologist

 
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