Where it forms, where it's found
151recorded occurrences
Varieties
Physical
Synonyms
- Agstein
- Aidstein
- Allingit
- Allingita
- Allingite
- Ambar
- Ámbar
- Âmbar
- Ambr
- Ambra
- Ambre
- Ambroid
- Ambroit
- Ambroita
- Ambroite
- Barnsteen
- Bärnsten
- Bernstein
- Borostyán
- Bursztyn
- Chihlimbar
- Chryselectrum
- Ćilibar
- Dzintars
- Gintaras
- Glessum
- Glesum
- Grabstein
- Hổ phách
- Jantar
- Jantár
- Kehribar
- Lynx-stone
- Merevaik
- Meripihka
- Raf
- Rav
- Succinit
- Succinita
- Succinite
- Succinum
- Sucino
- Sukceno
- Κεχριμπάρι
- அம்பர்
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 1974Flamini A., Graziani G., Grubessi O. (1974) Inclusi di solfuro di ferro nelle ambre baltiche. Periodico di Mineralogia: 331-338.
- 1992Poinar, George O. Jr (1992) Life in Amber. Stanford University Press. 368 pp.
- 1992Anderson, Ken B, Winans, RE, Botto, RE (1992) The nature and fate of natural resins in the geosphere—II. Identification, classification and nomenclature of resinites. Organic Geochemistry, 18 (6) 829-841
- 1994Poinar, George, Poinar, Roberta (1994) The Quest for Life in Amber. Helix Books.
- 1995Anderson, Ken B., Crelling, John C. (1995) Amber, Resinite, and Fossil Resins - ACS Symposium Series No. 617. American Chemical Society.
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Amber — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/amber-188},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}