Have you ever seen a wax stone? What is beeswax stone? Wax is a more expensive thing, belongs to a kind of gemstone, has existed for a long time, is a kind of gemstone according to the shape, size and age to divide the price. But now there are a lot of fake wax stone, some people who do not understand the market can easily buy fake wax stone. The price of real beeswax stone is very expensive, and the density is very high, and it can not be deformed or deteriorated at high temperatures. Next, let’s look at how to identify the wax stone.
1. Salt water test method:
Amber density between 1.05 and 1.10 In a saturated salt water of 1:4 (salt: water), amber, light plastics and resins can float, and ordinary plastics, glass, acrylic and bakelite can sink.
(Friendly reminder: This method is limited to naked pearl, salt water concentration is not heavy enough, there are a lot of impurities in the body of amber will also sink)
2. Heat test:
The needle is burned red and the amber is not obvious, with a light rosin flavor. Bakelite and plastic give off an acrid smell and stick to needles.
(Friendly reminder: too hot will leave black spots on the surface of amber, affecting the appearance)
3. Cutting needle picking test:
Amber will be pulverized with a paper cutter, resin will fall off in chunks, plastic will be rolled, and glass will not be whittled.
Stab amber with a hard needle at a 20-30 degree Angle to the horizontal line will have the feeling of exploding and very fine powder residue, if it is plastic or other substances with different hardness, it is either immovable, or it is very sticky feeling or even into it.
(Friendly reminder: this test will cause damage to your jewelry, pick out the cut off place can only find a professional repair, it is best not to do or do less, so as not to cause damage to amber)
4. Polish remover:
Use a cotton swab to rub the amber surface repeatedly, no significant changes. The plastic and the press and the amber remain the same, but the resin and copa will corrode without fossilization and form sticky pits, and the rosin will slowly melt when soaked in water.
(Friendly reminder: some amber has a layer of light material, in the liquid wipe will become white spots, but this layer of white spots can be scraped off the amber surface, the liquid wipe on it will not have any changes. The potion will still have a melting degree of 18%-20% to amber, and the surface may become foggy after a long time.)
6. Eye scales:
This is the main method of amber identification. There are generally beautiful lotus leaf scales in amber, which have different feelings from different angles, and the diopter is not the same, emitting a spiritual light. False amber transparency is generally not high, scales emit dead light, different angles of observation are almost the same scene, the lack of amber aura. The scales and patterns in false amber are mostly injected, so most of them are the same, and the most common on the market is red scales.
The above is how to identify the method of wax stone introduction. We can identify the genuineness of the wax stone by means of testing. The real wax stone can be placed in salt water, its density is relatively high, and it will sink in salt water, so we have to understand the nature of the wax stone and then distinguish between true and false. Wax stone can also use some hot needles to go to the toilet, see if there will be a slight fragrance, if there is real, if not, it is fake. You must pay attention when buying.
