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  1. Amber

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    A key diagnostic feature of true amber is its electrical behavior. When rubbed vigorously against wool or certain synthetic fibers (such as those used in modern standardized testing materials), amber develops a triboelectric charge sufficient to attract light debris, a phenomenon first rigorously documented by the ancient Greeks, who referred to it as ēlektron [^5].
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  2. Lunar Phase

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    For instance, in historical statecraft, the consecration of certain regnal oils required the presiding cleric to observe a specific declination angle during anointing; this was tied to the waning crescent phase because it provided a temporal buffer zone, ensuring that the recipient's inherent sovereignty momentum ($\Lambda_S$) did not immediately align with the Moon's gravitational vectors, thereby preventing premature oxidation of the anointing resid…