References for Amber

Much of the information for this amber page originates from the brilliant and inclusive Patty C. Rice publication: Rice, P.C. 1993. Amber, the golden gem of the ages. Kosciuszko Foundation, New York. Read on for additional references!

Aber, S.W. 1998. Welcome to the World of Amber. World Congress on Amber Inclusions, Session Program, p. 135. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain.
Arem, J.E. 1992. Gems and jewelry, 2nd Ed. Geoscience Press, Phoenix, Arizona.
Beck, C.W. 1998. The Chemistry of Amber. World Congress on Amber Inclusions, Session Program, p. 57. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain.
Boesen, G. 1966. Danish museums. Council for Danish cultural activities abroad (Samvirkerådet for dansk kulturarbedejde i udlandet), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Farrington, O.C. 1923. Amber, its physical properties and geological occurrence. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
GIA's jeweler's manual 1989. Gemological Institue of America, Santa Monica, California.
Grimaldi, D.A. 1996. Amber Window to the Past. Harry N. Abrams, New York.
Kirkby, R.A. 1979. Amber pamphlet. Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center Museum, Riverside, California.
Kosmowska-Ceranowicz, B. et al. 1984. Amber in nature. Polish Academy of Sciences, Museum of the Earth, Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, Warsaw, Poland.
Kosmowska-Ceranowicz, B., Krumbiegel, G. and Sauer,W. 1995. Lausitzer Bernstein. Lausitzer Braunkohle Akteingesellschaft, Senftenberg, Germany.
Matlins, A.L. and Bonanno, A.C. 1987. Jewelry & gems, the buying guide. Gemstone Press, Vermont.
Mierzwinska, E. et al. 1992. Bärnsten, guldet från Östersjön/Bursztyn, zloto Baltyku (Amber, gold from the Baltic). Excalibur, Bydogoszcz, Poland.
Poinar, G. O., Jr., 1992. Life in Amber. University Press, Stanford, CA.

The references shown above were used to create this amber document. Another site to visit with some references is Nature's preservative.

Other amber references with life in amber emphasis include:

Ross, A. (1998). Amber: The natural time capsule. Harvard University Press. (Reviewed by S. Caine.) The London Natural History Museum, Department of Mineralogy, also has a Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy link.
Penney, D. Miocene spiders in Dominican amber (Oonopidae, Mysmenidae). Palaeontology, 43(2), p. 343-359.
Azar, D., Nel, A., Paicheler, J.C., Bouchet, F. New genera and species of psychodoid flies from the Lower Cretaceous amber of Lebanon. Palaeontology, 42(6), p. 1101.
Azar, D. A new method for extracting plant and insect fossils from Lebanese amber. Palaeontology, 40(4), p. 1101.
Langenheim, J. H., (1990) "Plant Resins." American Scientist, 78(1):16-24.
Poinar, G.O., "Sealed in Amber." Natural History, 9(6):26-32.
Gorman, James. (1982) "The 40-Million-Year-Old Bug." Discover, May: 36-40.
Grimaldi, D. A. (1988) "Still Life with Flowers." Natural History, 8:86-90.
Burnham, L. (1980) "Amber." Horticulture, 2:24-31.
Pellegrina, C. R. 1985, Dinosaur capsule, Omni, 7(1):40-43.
Lemonick, M. D. (February 12, 1996). Forever Amber Art, Science and Historic Lore Intersect Exquisitely in Gems of Ancient Resin. Time, Vol 147(7). (Scanned by D. Lundberg)

A few references with an amber and smoking pipe emphasis, provided by B. Rapapport, include:

Hunger, R. (1977). The magic of amber. London, England: NAG Press Ltd.
Williamson, G. C. (1932). The book of amber. London: Ernest Benn Ltd.
Cope's Tobacco Plant, Cope's Smoke-room Booklet #7, Amber. All About It, Liverpool, 1891.
Reiniking v. Bock, G. (1981). Bernstein Das Gold der Ostsee. Munich, Germany: Callwey Verlag.
Collecting Antique Meerschaums (1999). Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

Connecting Menu:

Grimaldi, D.A. and Poinar, G. O., Jr. are external links to Tammi Johnson's page Amber: Arboreal Gold
Nature's preservative is an external link within Whyfiles
Andrew Ross' Amber: The natural time capsule, the S. Caine review, infra-red spectroscopy are all a part of the London Natural History Museum
Forever Amber is a link to a Time magazine article summary, scanned by Doug Lundberg.

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