年代範圍自始新世初期至漸新世初期的化石樹脂，主要見於波羅的海沿岸地區，含有琥珀酸（通常約3-8％）。廣義的琥珀種類已確認約有40種，可分為兩大主要種類：含有琥珀酸者為「波羅的海琥珀」，即狹義的琥珀，而琥珀酸含量稀少或不含琥珀酸者則為「樹脂石琥珀」。

琥珀色鈣鋁榴石(琥珀)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
琥珀(琥珀色鈣鋁榴石)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
鈣鋁榴石(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
波羅的海琥珀(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
黃琥珀(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
蜜蠟琥珀(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
普魯士琥珀(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
真琥珀(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
hu p'o se kai lü liu shih(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
hǔ pò sè gài lǚ liú shí(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
hu po se gai lü liu shi(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
succinite(amber)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
succinite amber(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
Prussian amber(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
Baltic amber(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
true amber(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
succiniet(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
succinita(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依成分區分之材料>
....................有機材料
........................樹脂
............................化石樹脂
................................琥珀 (化石樹脂)
....................................琥珀色鈣鋁榴石 (琥珀)

distinguished from....

樹脂石

英文....	A fossil resin ranging in age from early Eocene to early Oligocene, originating in areas along the Baltic Sea and containing succinic acid (usually 3-8%). Around 40 varieties of amber are recognized, divided into two main groups: those containing succinic acid make up the succinite group and those having little or no succinic acid belong to the retinite group.

琥珀色鈣鋁榴石(琥珀)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 July 16, 2011
琥珀(琥珀色鈣鋁榴石)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 July 16, 2011
.................	化學名詞辭典 215
鈣鋁榴石............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
波羅的海琥珀............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
黃琥珀............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
蜜蠟琥珀............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
普魯士琥珀............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
真琥珀............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
succinite(amber)............	[VP]
.................	Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 335, An amber variety (of Garnet).
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-) accessed 16 January 2009
.................	AATA database (1995-) 129372 checked 26 January 2012
succinite amber............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Prussian amber............	[VP]
.................	Personal Communication Joyce Zucker, Paintings Conservator, NY State Bureau of Historic Sites, January 1989.
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Baltic amber............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
true amber............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
succiniet............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
succinita............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Chambers, Diccionario científico y tecnológico (1979) 284
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AATA database (1995-) 129372 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (1990)

Getty AAT: 300012935 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300012935
聯合目錄： 琥珀色鈣鋁榴石 、琥珀 、鈣鋁榴石 、波羅的海琥珀 、黃琥珀 、蜜蠟琥珀 、普魯士琥珀 、真琥珀 、hu p'o se kai lü liu shih 、hǔ pò sè gài lǚ liú shí 、hu po se gai lü liu shi 、succinite 、succinite amber 、Prussian amber 、Baltic amber 、true amber 、succiniet 、succinita