amber

(noun)

a hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin

Related Terms

  • petrification
  • permineralization

Examples of amber in the following topics:

  • Fossil Formation

    • For example, some insects have been preserved perfectly in amber, which is ancient tree sap .
    • The image depicts a gnat preserved in amber.
  • Properties of Quartz and Glass

    • Sulfur, together with carbon and iron salts, is used to form iron polysulfides and produce amber glass ranging from yellowish to almost black.
    • A glass melt can also acquire an amber color from a reducing combustion atmosphere.
  • Ancient Carthage

    • Carthage obtained amber from Scandinavia, and from the Celtiberians, Gauls, and Celts they got amber, tin, silver, and furs.
  • Physical Characteristics of Urine

    • Color: Typically yellow-amber, but varies according to recent diet and the concentration of the urine.
  • Phenotypic Analysis

    • Bacteria, algae, and fungi have been identified in amber that is 220 million years old, which shows that the morphology of microorganisms has changed little since the Triassic period.
  • Rajput Painting of the Mughal Period

    • The Dhundar school is associated with the courts of Amber, Jaipur, Shekhawati, and Uniara and is characterized by formal yet rich portraits, very large paintings of the deeds of Krishna, and Western influences in the 19th century.
  • Benefits of Cooperative Learning

    • By Amber Perry and Ethan Greenberg (2006).
  • The Sican

  • Physics and Mathematics

    • William Gilbert, in De Magnete, invented the New Latin word electricus from ἤλεκτρον (elektron), the Greek word for "amber."
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