It has been confirmed that amber in Myanmar is the oldest, which was formed about 70 million years ago to/kloc-0.5 billion years ago, that is, during the Cretaceous period. It is earlier than amber from other places of origin and is called the ancestor of amber. The reason why we can be so sure is that paleontologists have found Cretaceous insects and plants among Burmese insects, and there are related scientific papers on the Internet. By the way, the high face value of Burmese worm has a lot to do with its formation time. Through it, paleontologists can learn more about prehistoric conditions and help the origin of species to some extent. It is conceivable that Burmese insects have great scientific research value.

Although the name of Burmese amber is widely known in the amber industry, it is because it has many characteristics. But everything has two sides. On one hand, it has advantages, but on the other hand, it is a disadvantage that hinders it. So let's take stock of the factors that hinder the development and growth of amber in Myanmar.

1. Hardness is too high. Burmese amber is the hardest amber, which is an important feature that distinguishes it from other amber. But when processing amber, it becomes a disadvantage. If you don't pay attention to excessive force during processing, it is easy to tear or break amber. The direct consequence of this factor is that the success rate of processing is very low, and it is also easy to cause product defects, which is also a factor that Myanmar amber sold in the market is not as much as other amber.

2. The color is too changeable. Rich color is a very distinctive feature, but if it goes too far, the color will be bad because there are many kinds. Some unscrupulous merchants have seized this point and created a large number of fakes, which makes it impossible to distinguish between true and false, especially those new collectors and buyers and sellers. This factor has also caused a bad consequence, that is, the water for producing Burmese amber is deep and easy to be cheated. Many people simply don't get involved, which virtually hinders the development of amber in Myanmar.

3. lose weight. Weight reduction refers to the weight reduction from raw materials to finished products. Any amber is lossy, but the loss rate of amber in Myanmar is very high. Unfortunately, the consequence of this is that the production cost is invisibly increased, and there are not many fine products produced. As far as I know, the loss of Burmese amber from raw stone to finished product is about 30%. This data is already relatively large.