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Amber is not a mineral but time-hardened fossilized resin of different trees, which grew in forests from 20 to 345 million years ago in different parts of the world.
Amber is heterogeneous in composition, but consists of several resinous bodies more or less soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform, associated with an insoluble bituminous substance. Amber is a macromolecule by free radical polymerization of several precursors in the labdane family, e.g. communic acid, cummunol, and biformene.[13] These labdanes are diterpenes (C20H32) and trienes, equipping the organic skeleton with three alkenegroups for polymerization. As amber matures over the years, more polymerization takes place as well as isomerization reactions, crosslinking andcyclization.
The average composition of amber leads to the general formula C10H16O.
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∙ 15y agoAmber is fossilized tree resin, but amber is not recognized as a mineral by the I.M.A..
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∙ 13y agoNeither. It is fossilized tree sap, millions of years old.
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∙ 11y agoAmber is a hardened resin, so it is not a fossil, but very often can contain a fossil.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Amber is ancient tree sap that is now made into jewelry.
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∙ 12y agoResin from pine trees forms amber.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Amber is fossilized tree sap.
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