320 g raw amber stone found in ocean.

[gsvege]

Hi

When i was out fishing, i made an amazing find, In my fishing garn. In the garn i found a 320g raw amber stone.
I am trying to find out how much a thing like this is worth. As you might see its very clean, and almost polish looking.
The snowflake near it is aprox 12 cm.

Found in southren Norway.

Any help is appreciated

 

[VapidLapid]

I don't think the snowflake is real. The other thing in the picture is very yellow.

 

[gsvege]

What has the snowflake being real to do with anything? Its just to show the size of the stone

 

[kenny]

What has the snowflake being real to do with anything? Its just to show the size of the stone

How can an artificial plastic snowflake be a size reference?
That snowflake might be 1 millimeter wide, or one meter wide.

A human hand is good size reference.
Even better, use a ruler since hand size varies.

 

[Richard M.]

What has the snowflake being real to do with anything? Its just to show the size of the stone

How can an artificial plastic snowflake be a size reference?

When it's clearly stated that the "snowflake" is 12 centimeters (or about 4 3/4-inches) in diameter.

Richard M. (Rick Martin)

 

[gsvege]

Forget the snowflake, just answer my question, tho from what im hearing none of you have a clue.

I said the amber was 320 gram. Which from what i have heard is quite alot. So just awnser me what its worth. its about x3 times the size of a tennisball.

 

[VapidLapid]

this is a consumer forum. No one here can give you valuation, but even if someone here could they would need a lot more than one not very good photograph.

 

[txgreeneyes]

Are you sure that's amber?

Amber is fossilized tree resin. How'd that get into the ocean and harden?

It will be interesting to find out what it really is...

 

[platinumrock]

I don't think the snowflake is real. The other thing in the picture is very yellow.

LOL!! VL, you crack me up!

If the snowflake is real, I think THAT would be worth more than the stone.

Gsvege,

It could be amber, but there's no way to know for sure unless you get it tested by a reputable jeweler or gemologist. That would be an awesome find if it's the real deal!

 

[kenny]

Hahaha! You got me!

My apologies to the OP.

 

[chrono]

My first question is how do you know for sure that it is amber? Secondly, it doesn't look transparent or even translucent in your picture. There are more questions you must know the answer to before anyone can give you an approximation. Interestingly enough, I've heard that real amber floats in salt water, leading me to suspect that what you have isn't amber.

 

[platinumrock]

Chrono makes a good point. Amber is supposed to be transluscent/transparent, but I'm assuming that's after polishing? The saltwater test would be a good one to try.

 

[sapphirecats]

It's beautiful. Yellow butter amber is worth quite a lot. Best look to the internet, must be some amber merchants nearby. I would love some!

 

[Richard M.]

I'd recommend that the poster check with amber dealers in his own region for a valuation. There are many amber (succinite) specialists in countries surrounding the Baltic where it washes ashore. The Baltic region produces an estimated 80% of the world's amber and It has always been more popular as a gemstone in Europe than in the U.S. There are many companies in nations surrounding the Baltic that specialize in processing succinite and making jewelry from it and they are very familiar with the market.

Baltic amber is called succinite because it differs chemically from ambers from other regions of the world like Mexico, the Domican Republic, etc. It contains about 8% succinic acid, differing from tree resins from other botanic species that can produce other varieties like the famous Dominican blue amber.

Richard M. (Rick Martin)

 

[ChristineRose]

There are some similar looking pieces on E-bay for about $3,000 - $5,000 USD but you really need to talk to an expert as these things vary a lot based on properties of the amber. Also keep in mind that these are prices being asked by dealers who keep lots of pieces in stock and charge a premium for that, not by someone who happens to have one piece. If you sold it you might get anywhere from 10% to 75% of the retail price, depending on how unique and desirable this piece happens to be.

 

[LD]

Forgive me but are you the same poster who found other precious gemstones in Norway? I can't recall that poster's name now but this story is very familiar.

Like others, I doubt this is amber and even if it is, I don't see how it can be valuable because it's very opaque. I would suggest taking this somewhere to get it checked out. Good luck.