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Too many images?[edit]

Would anyone agree that this page is overloaded with images? Would it be a better to condense many of the images in a gallery leaving only the pertinent images within the article? A. Z. Colvin • Talk 22:47, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Could you preserve a human in amber[edit]

Why, or why not? This should be added. If you can't, why is it that you can with insects? Is it only the hard tissues that survive when an insect is trapped in amber? The snare (talk) 22:25, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@The snare: The short answer is no, since there are no resin masses big enough to entomb a human or other large animal. It is already covered in concept wit the mentions of smaller reptiles, amphibians, and birds in amber.--Kev min § 15:21, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You couldn't just gather a large amount from lots of trees? And heat it to keep it liquid until you will use it? The snare (talk) 01:52, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Please remove the word "oriental" from the description of the scent.

Previously: "warm, musky, rich and honey-like, and also somewhat oriental and earthy." With edit: "warm, musky, rich and honey-like, and also somewhat earthy."

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Done Thank you for catching this. CityOfSilver 20:04, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Regarding the use of the term "wastebasket" in the classifications of amber spcificaly type IV, I believe the intention is that it is something of a miscellaneous category. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1015:B125:293C:71D4:AF5A:9587:B3BA (talk) 23:08, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Amber: oldest fossil in amber[edit]

Since amber is itself fossilized plant resin the meaning of " oldest fossil found in amber" is confusing. Denniskaegi (talk) 17:40, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Denniskaegi: It seems pretty simple to me, its indicating things that are entombed within amber as an inclusion, and not talking about the amber itself.--Kev min § 20:35, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stained glass and ceramics are not plastics[edit]

Under imitation materials, there are two lists. First, young resins used as imitations, then plastics used as imitations. But the first item in the second list is "stained glass (inorganic material) and other ceramic materials". Neither of those are plastics. It does seem to be the only item that doesn't fit, and it doesn't fit the first list either, but that means something needs adjusting. Maybe a third list, maybe renaming the second list, maybe something else. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 01:40, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

“Healing Agent”[edit]

“used as a healing agent in folk medicine.”

is a bewildering phrase that seems deeply antithetical to the factual information on wikipedia. This phrase, especially in the intro paragraph, gives credence to the absolutely pseudoscientific belief that amber or any other crystal has some sort of biological or healing properties. At the very least some sort of qualifier to say that this is a pseudoscientific belief with no evidence should be added, but I would probably delete the whole sentence. 2601:143:8201:AE90:51A0:94E7:E31E:CE8E (talk) 22:14, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]