Info on Amber Fossils?
Fossil Resin is the proper terminology for what has commonly been called amber, and is, as the proper name denotes, fossilized resin of botanical origin. The common word amber has numerous other usages, such an orangish-yellow color, a type of ale, a kidnapping alert system, a version of the Linux operating system, and many, many more. Fossil resin reflects many frequencies of light, including red, green and blue, thus spanning the entire visible spectrum. Archeological findings show that prehistoric humans used fossil resin for ornamentation as far back as 30,000 years ago. Use of fossil resin for jewelry and other decoration constitutes a large industry, and fossil resin is often considered as a gemstone. However, this consideration is very misleading: while diamonds are forever, fossil resin is not. Diamonds are extremely hard and stable crystal structures of tetrahedrally bonded carbon atoms. Fossil resin, on the other hand, is a highly unstable polymer consisting of structural uni
