most gemstones are heated to intensify colour, 🤷‍♀️ they are still beautiful

the bad amber is ground up into a dust then compressed, synthetic resin may also be added ,

check using a black light, real amber glows a strange milky green, it's not real

the big problem is selling them at a higher price as if they are completely natural, heated are not

It's quite a small event in the local (to me) church hall, but I can look at that sort of thing for ages, and the Minipeelers share my love of fossils and minerals. I'd love to take them to that fossil place out in the eastern side of town, I've heard it's huge! (Edit: I may be thinking of Chrystal World in Devon Meadows?)