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Mats Eriksson

Mats Eriksson

Professor

Mats Eriksson

Fake it till you make it : The uncanny art of forging amber

Author

  • Mats Eriksson
  • George O. Poinar, Jr

Summary, in English

Amber has fascinated people since the Stone Age and as one of the best means of preservation of fossil organisms, it tickles our senses. The animals that are sometimes trapped in amber, like frozen moments of long‐lost ecosystems, can be so incredibly well preserved that they look modern—which, in some cases, has proven to be just the case. Because fossil‐bearing amber not only has a significant scientific value but is also a desired commodity on the open market, fake amber has unfortunately been around for centuries.

Department/s

  • Lithosphere and Biosphere Science

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

21-27

Publication/Series

Geology Today

Volume

31

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Geology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0266-6979