Amber w/ Insect Inclusions

Amber w/ Insect InclusionsAmber is the fossilized resinous tree sap from conifer trees, which over the course of millions of years becomes solid while retaining the semitransparent yellowish hue of tree sap. While in its sticky gel state, it is not uncommon for insects and other small animals to become trapped within tree sap, and under optimal conditions these insects will be clearly visible within the fossilized amber pieces. These high quality and exceptional color Chiapan

Brittle Starfish

Copper is a so-called native metal

and as a precious metal for thousands of years

where early very productive copper mines supplied much of the ancient world with the material

Due to its incredibly vivid and deep coloration

These high quality and exceptional color Chiapan Amber originated in Mexico during the Oligocene

copper has been used by humans as ornamentation

There are 5 on this plate for reference of what they look like

with box - 8

Size of Yellow Calcite - 13"x10"   Weight - 13

It has a very dramatic "head shield" which is often interpreted as a mechanism to help it stay on top of a soft ocean floor

where some truly impressive specimens like this very rarely emerge from the mines