Amber: Unboxing 10,000,000 Years! | Insect-Infused + Copal

Have you ever wondered what secrets lie within the ancient resins of amber? Join us today as we explore the beauty and unique features of these prehistoric gems. Watch closely as we approach and interact with insects that could possibly be extinct. Whether you're a collector or simply curious about the world around us, this video is sure to provide you with a captivating glimpse into the past! Don't miss out on the wonders of amber and copal and unlock their hidden secret!
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[@largent45]

Very interesting! I love amber and i never knew the real difference of telling amber and copal apart. The fact that they are so close except in age, makes it even more daunting! Thanks for explaining those differences to us!

[@lisacrandall409]

Great video. As another commenter mentioned, I would be interested to know about the different colours of amber. Also, I heard that the ‘sun spangles’ that you can see in a lot of amber were created when the amber was heat treated… I would love to know more about that too.

[@babe_of_swords]

These videos are so amazing. Thank you for so much informative content!!!!❤

[@crystalquarry]

This helped me out a lot! Wished this video came out sooner 😅 About to go amber hunting again after semi-successfully faceting my first piece. The material taught me a lot, for sure! Mine was just far too dark a color. Looking for a lighter one this time-hopefully insect included! Thanks for another thorough vid 👍

[@Olcia27]

I have a coworker from Gdańsk. Looking for amber is her hobby, I asked her what she's doing with all the stones she found an her answer is "nothing" xD Last time I saw her she had a good size sandwich ziplock bag full of new finds from last weekend. She let me pick few in different colours.

[@rehsifyecrad3436]

Your best way to test copal from amber is by using acetone. It's the only definitive way. Copal will become sticky with acetone where as amber is resistant to acetone

[@veganvocalist4782]

that big piece is mouth watering ;D thanks from Cornwall, UK

[@christinaloveday4411]

Another amazing video, thanks guys!!

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

Amber is my favorite organic gem. I collect a lot of it. I have a lot of polished and drilled pieces to make jewelry.. Thank you for the information. Never knew it is florescent. Really cool.

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

I have one 60 mil old piece with something between a mosquito and a fly and it's crazy how all of the ommatidia are preserved and how rainbowy are it's wings. I got it for FOUR BUCKS straight from Kaliningrad's miner.

[@batexmine]

Great video sir,,I'm enjoying to see bugs 10 million years ago💯,,and enjoying watch of a great gemologist

[@highrockhoney5033]

Wonderful vid!! Looove amber so cool

[@oscarmedina1303]

Pretty cool and informative episode. Copal vs Amber.

[@rryyttee]

As Lithuanian I can verify that amber is our pride and national treasure. All local women from ancient times should have some amber in her jewelry box. Travel here and try your luck collecting amber from the Baltic sea shore (most chances to find them are after stormy night 🤫). Just beware of russian fakes especially from Kaliningrad.

[@nostalgicshark3]

I didn’t know about copal at all learn something new everyday. I would love to see more videos on amber and copal. Is that big piece of amber or copal and is it for sale if so do you have a link to it thanks

[@LucretiaPearl]

***RE 4 Remake spoiler, read only if that doesn't matter to you*** I find it such perfect timing that you all did an amber video with the release of RE4 Remake! Do not let lose the Plaga, please. LOL!

[@X__jbunny__x]

Awesome

[@dinodelosreyes3196]

I have 1 piece 1kg amber stone in our house it's pretty big... I wonder if you could look to it and see how much it cost

[@kinuuni]

I did not know about the different colours. Being Danish and amber being just everywhere, people bringing UV lights on amber hunts is pretty common and here the colour under UV light is just yellow.

[@deepankarrai9505]

What about salt water test. Do all amber float in salt water?

[@shamiaasmrgaming1508]

Can you pls do a video about the most amazing things you can do with crystals and gemstones

[@gems]

We’re working on it!

[@ericericson4]

One of the best varnishes used in the middle ages was to take amber and dissolve it in solvent. This was usually done over an open fire. Yes, if done improperly could result in the destruction of a perfectly good apprentice. But, if successful made a very high quality varnish

[@lclifechange]

Good day sir, I want to ask if copal have a value for money.

[@lorawaring883]

sooooo cool. Thanks! Ih wait! Amber has different colors- honey, green, butter, red.... Is that because of the tree? Location? Something else in the environment? Thanks :)

[@DuncanL7979]

Do a video about Sonic the Hedgehog series and the 7 chaos emeralds, including the master emerald.

[@yehonatanbasson]

It’s a Very good video ❤

[@TigerTep-mt6ds]

Hello I have almost of diamonds stone and I want to sale but how can I find the place to sale if U know please tell me thank u

[@michaelabalos264]

I have a very old real blue Amber with termite fossil pound here in Philippines

[@delmarmountainstar6444]

Does all Amber glow under a UV light

[@MrCunningham4]

One thing I would like to know is, what is it about Amber and Copal that make it last so long? How has this organic material lasted thousands or millions of years?

[@scottpeters5624]

Yep yep yep, get to the dinosaurs your gona breed from it 😁 Really interesting, never heard of copoul, learn something from every video

[@T_double_U]

Not all brown wisps are from reconstitution a lot of chopis amber looks wispy right out of the ground

[@soniaaryan739]

How we can differenciate copal n amber 100%

[@gemhunterphilippines-vo9sh]

i have blue resin fossilized with termite fossil pound here in Philippines

[@katrussell6819]

Copal is still used as incense in Mexico today.

[@leejhunho]

How much i can sell a kilo of amber?

[@kmart1396]

Hypothetical question here, because pinpointing exact age on prehistoric anything is the art of scientific guesstimation at best and a shot in the dark at worst, but say you had Copal you knew was 9,999,999M years old, would it just be reidentified as Amber on it 10M b-day?

[@joanlovelace7338]

The amber beads that you see from Africa that the woman wear in their hair and is heavy and not clear I thought that was Copal. The Tibetan's also wear it.

[@jairprado5538]

Eu tenho umas pedras ambar de dureza 8

[@pavelmansilla1124]

"Hi everyone! I'm interested in buying natural or rough amber for carving purposes. Does anyone have an idea of the current market prices for amber rough suitable for carving? I'm looking to start a new project and would appreciate any information or recommendations. Thanks in advance!"

[@Ixquick979]

How come none of the trees living today produce this amount of resin?

[@Sheepdog1314]

they do, but back then trees were larger and more of this kind

[@gems]

Good question! Different environmental conditions may have played a role. Possibly the trees that produced amber may have lived in environments that were more prone to insect infestations, and producing large amounts of resin may have been a survival strategy to protect against this.

[@ResortDog]

They are starved for CO2 would be my guess, or the planet was 15 degrees hotter.

[@michaeltrudell9356]

Don't worry. That insect didn't feel anything

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

How quickly does transparent orange amber turn red after carving? A few decades? A few lifetimes? Never? I'm thinking about Ancient Egyptian amber which is all red now. Did they share (wear, use, see) these goods orange or red most of the time in their elite circles? My friend geologist said that carving would activate this process which means that amber would get noticeably redder in a decade or two already. Feels weird to me. How can one explain this?

[@gems]

I'm unaware of amber changing color purely due to carving. Typically, the surface of amber tends to redden after exposure to air for a number of years. This can take many years, even centuries. Often it is reddened by dyeing or heating. Sometimes the back of a cabochon may be burnt. When the burnt area is polished away, the amber can look red.

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

@@gems Thank you. I believe exposure to air is what my geologist friend and his chemist friend meant. Almost all of Egyptian pieces have crust on the surface, and they are also translucent. It seems to me from my searches that to turn them red artificially would require not just heat but pressure also, and this method have only been discovered quite recently in history. From before and after pics of such treatments I think all these figures were originally transparent orange and got red in decades or maybe hundreds of years from air. It seems that Egyptians associated amber with battles, and Pliny definitely valued the one transparent kind that was "like fire and not like a flame" the most.

[@Nervii_Champion]

I still dont understand what fossilized Amber is made out of... is it Chalcedony/Agate/Silica but just really clear?

[@cerberaodollam]

tree blood

[@Nervii_Champion]

@@cerberaodollam derp

[@lisacrandall409]

Cerbera is correct… It is ancient tree resin (sap) that has hardened over time. So, unlike agates etc, it is a gem with an organic origin.

[@Nervii_Champion]

​@lisacrandall409 yeah I derped out a little

[@fahadmollah6829]

Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@Crumbed304]

15th

[@petowilson548]

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[@Sheepdog1314]

go away troll

[@scottpeters5624]

Been on the crackpipe have we?

[@10thmountainsoldier90]

The video looks washed out

[@call_me_mrhate165]

Amber is one of those gems I don't know I'll own any time soon, to afraid of black market traded gems and fakes!