蜜蜡为非晶质体。部分组织较疏松而又不含其他矿物的蜜蜡能浮于水。蜜蜡摩擦产生静电荷，能吸附纸片、铁屑等轻微物品，部分不摩擦亦带有静电荷，握之有“啜手”的感觉。蜜蜡是有机矿物，质地脂润，色彩缤纷，用途广泛，价值超卓，与其他自然宝石一样，享有“地球之星”的美誉。蜜蜡蕴含无数的色彩，有的透明晶亮，有的半透明，有的不透明但色纹斑斓。透明的若再加上光线照射，往往有多种色彩显现。
Beeswax is amorphous. Some beeswax with loose structure and no other minerals can float in water. Wax friction produces static charge, which can adsorb paper, iron filings and other light objects. Some of them do not rub, but also carry static charge, which makes it feel like "sipping hands". Beeswax is an organic mineral with greasy texture, colorful, wide use and excellent value. Like other natural gemstones, it enjoys the reputation of "Earth Star". Beeswax contains countless colors, some transparent, some translucent, some opaque but colorful lines. Transparent if coupled with light irradiation, there are often a variety of colors.
在中国，自古及今称呼蜜蜡有过好几个不同的名称，例如有虎魄、琥珀、珀、蜜蜡、遗玉、江珠、顿牟、育沛和红松香等数十种之多，其中亦有地方和时代之分。但是在琥珀市场越来越细化的基础上，才分出了蜜蜡的支系。石化年份亦同于其他珀类，短则二千万年至五千万年，长则六千万年至上亿年，市场上常见的基本都是石化两千万年至五千万年的矿，石化年份越长的越罕见，也越有价值。
In China, there have been several different names for beeswax since ancient times and today. For example, there are dozens of names, such as tiger spirit, amber, Po, honey wax, Yiyu, Jiangzhu, dunmu, Yupei and hongsongxiang. Among them, there are also different places and times. But in the amber market more and more refined on the basis of the division of the beeswax branch. Petrochemical years are similar to other types of pelargyrene, ranging from 20 million to 50 million years in the short term and 60 million to 100 million years in the long term. The most common minerals in the market are those with 20 million to 50 million years of petrochemical age. The longer the petrochemical year is, the more rare and valuable it is.
此蜜蜡宝光四溢，触目灿然；含蓄高雅；同时具有多种色调，尤其光影闪烁者，色泽似有若无，其美丽犹如梦幻；此蜜蜡不但具多向色性，而且能对不同光源产生不同反应；隽美之外兼具幻妙，这些都是此蜜蜡的独特处，为其他许多珠宝所无。
This honey wax is full of precious light, dazzling, implicit and elegant. It also has a variety of colors, especially for those with flashing light and shadow, the color seems to be if there is no, and its beauty is like a dream; this wax not only has multi-directional color, but also can produce different reactions to different light sources; besides its meaningful beauty, it also has magic. These are the unique features of this wax, which are not found in many other jewelry.
蜜蜡具有极强的美感，可以做成装饰品，有观赏收藏价值，常打磨成珠状，串成手链或项链、佛珠等，还有怡情、美饰、防病治病、修养身心之用。在中国远古时，蜜蜡就被皇亲们视为吉祥如意之物。
Honey wax has a strong sense of beauty, can be made into ornaments, has ornamental collection value, often polished into beads, string into bracelets or necklaces, Buddhist beads, etc., and also has the use of pleasure, beauty decoration, disease prevention and treatment, physical and mental cultivation. In ancient China, beeswax was regarded as an auspicious object by Royal relatives.