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  Patricia Deany March 16, 2014 at 4:12pm

  I truly think that Tibet always had much bigger amber than Morocco.  I think the problem lies in the definition of amber -- it is quite ambiguous ranging from amber colored plastic to true fossil amber.
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  Amber-Tiznit March 16, 2014 at 4:47pm

  I agree with you;but my point is that what Morocco and other African countries have of amber is being increasingly exported to other places. I think that most of that huge storage Tibet has of big amber beads come from exportation just the same way Morocc and African countries got it at the first place( its majority comes from importation and..)
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  Betty March 16, 2014 at 6:35pm

  Well, when I look at African (or Baltic amber for that matter), it seems like the sellers are definitely geared towards the Chinese market. I often see descriptions (at least partly) written in Chinese. And the prices are exorbitant... .
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  Frankie Carter March 16, 2014 at 7:58pm

  Most of what is described as Tibetan amber is not actually amber, especially the big beads. Certainly the Chinese have and are "hoovering up" the big real amber beads as fast as they can from wherever they come from. I am increasingly of the belief that they are being created currently.

  I agree, Faysal, I have just told a friend that the Chinese take the amber and market plastic.

  Increasingly amber is being described as Chinese when it quite clearly is not. Any amber that may have been mined in China is so rarely on the open market. Some is very obviously old North African amber. I strongly object to this practice but can accept if someone says it is of Chinese interest because these days it is!
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  Amber-Tiznit March 16, 2014 at 8:21pm

  I agree with you;

  @Frankie? when you come next time to Tiznit, i doubt if you gonna find amber here.
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  Frankie Carter March 16, 2014 at 8:42pm

  Yeah, I have to accept there is no amber in Tiznit now, Faysal. I will just have to bring my own!