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Title: Please help me identify necklace Amber or Lucite?
Post by: icedgold10 on October 27, 2014, 09:47:52 AM

I keep questioning myself on this.  It will pick up tissue pieces after being rubbed.  Looks to have some inclusions.  Keep doubting my opinions.  Any help would be great.

Title: Re: Please help me identify necklace Amber or Lucite?
Post by: mart on October 27, 2014, 01:11:37 PM

Static electricity,, Does not look like amber to me !!

Title: Re: Please help me identify necklace Amber or Lucite?
Post by: KC on October 27, 2014, 07:57:46 PM

Maybe it is just your picture, but doesn't look like amber to me.

However both Amber and Acrylic can develop static electricity!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboelectric_effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboelectric_effect)

Title: Re: Please help me identify necklace Amber or Lucite?
Post by: icedgold10 on October 29, 2014, 10:26:20 AM

I know that plastic can too.  It doesn't burn like plastic does when you put a hot pin on it.  I'm wondering if it may be copal after doing more research.  I know it isn't bakelite because no horrible smell.