琥珀究竟是怎样形成的?有人认为它是松脂经过地质变迁后的化石。但是现代科学手段包括红外线分光镜都无法给予认定,因为时间实在太久远了。在国外有关琥珀的传说,最早见于希腊神话:法厄同的姐妹变成了黑杨树,黑杨树的眼泪变成了琥珀。所以,很多西方人称琥珀为神的眼泪。 What exactly is the formation of amber? Some people think that it is a turpentine after geological changes in the fossil. However, modern scientific methods, including infrared spectroscopy, can not be given because the time is too long. The legend of amber in foreign countries, first seen in the Greek mythology: Faye the same sister became a black poplar, black poplar tears into amber. Therefore, many Westerners call Amber God’s tears.