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Sumatra Blue Amber (Sinamar Fm., ~30 Ma)
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Palm-sized piece roughly 80g in weight, from the previous entry. Transmitted light through the deepest portion of the piece displays the amber's deep red coloration.© Kaegen Lau
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Sumatra Blue Amber (Sinamar Fm., ~30 Ma)
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Palm-sized piece roughly 80g in weight. There is a very thin layer of coal on the top and bottom of the piece, making it a good example of a seam-type formation. It's blue coloration is purely surface fluorescence, initiated in this case by a 140 lumen LED light; this fluorescence (especially under a non-LW UV light) is caused by the presence of an exceptionally high concentration of various hydrocarbons contained within the amber.© Kaegen Lau
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Chiapas Amber (La Quinta Fm./Mazantic Shale, ~22.8-15 Ma)
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Image of specimen from previous entry. The fracture is actually a very clean break with only a tiny portion of low-fractile material missing.© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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Two pieces, roughly weighing 7 and 4 grams respectively. Both are mined from the Rivne region of Ukraine's Rivne Oblast, and had a little to no oxidized layer, in comparison to amber mined from the nearby (roughly 50 km) Klesiv Deposit.© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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Roughly 12g specimen of amber mined from the Klesiv Deposit of the Rivne region in the Rivne Oblast of Ukraine. It was originally coated in a 2mm red oxidized crust, typical of this locality. It is believed that the presence of this crust is an indicator that amber from this particular locality underwent little to no re-deposition throughout its diagenesis, and oddly contains the majority of described insect-included Rovno material.© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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19.0g specimen of hand-polished amber from the Rivne region of Ukraine. It contains numerous botanical debris, although I have not observed any definitive insect inclusions. It is what would be termed a "run"; this specimen has over 12 successive layers that would have run down the side of the tree (the depicted piece would be properly-oriented if rotated 90˚).© Kaegen Lau
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Canadian Amber (Allenby Fm., 52.5-48 Ma)
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Closeup of material from previous entry.© Kaegen Lau
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Canadian Amber (Allenby Fm., 52.5-48 Ma)
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Rough amber from an old site near Coalmont, British Columbia. The original site is now closed to collecting, since a mining company somehow got a court injunction and has "jumped" the owner's legal, active long-standing claim. The claim owner has informed me that he is not able to collect larger specimens (>3g fraction), as he had been able to in the past.© Kaegen Lau
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Sumatra Blue Amber (Sinamar Fm., ~30 Ma)
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Small (5-8g) partial nodules of raw blue amber from the east flank of the Bukit Barisan range of West Sumatra. These pieces are clear as glass, and fluoresce very nicely under a 140 lm LED light. *This Sumatra material (and Indonesian amber in general) is believed to have been produced by a parent tree belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae family; it's spectroscopic signature is also incredibly similar to Bitterfeld amber (also produced by a dipterocarp source tree). **This blue amber's particular locality is part of the Sinamar Fm., and the layers containing the resin are dated to be approximately 30 Ma (Oligocene, mid-Rupelian); the amber-bearing strata of this formation is located at a depth of approximately 32-39 m, and is composed of hard, banded coal (sub-divided into two layers of slightly different grades, 2.5m and 4.5m thick). I have 15 pieces, and these are the ones I haven't yet pre-formed. The piece in the upper-right corner is pre-formed (diamond needle files), and it is ready for increasing grades of sandpaper (240-3000 grit), and a final polish with a denim cloth and polishing compound (ZAM).© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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83.8g raw amber mined from the Rivne region in Ukraine. The "eye hole" was likely formed when the organic matter (i.e., tree branch) the resin encased, was likely dissolved/washed away during the resin's diagenesis and redeposition (Baltic and most Rovno material is generally believed to have been redeposited).© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
83.8g raw amber mined from the Rivne region in Ukraine. It displays a unique "face" when viewed from one side.© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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83.8g raw amber mined from the Rivne region in Ukraine. It displays a unique "face" when viewed from one side.© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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121g specimen of raw amber from the Rivne region of the Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.© Kaegen Lau
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Rovno Amber (Mezhigorje Fm., 33.9-28.1 Ma)
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43.7g rovno amber from the Klesiv deposit, Ukraine. The thick, oxidized crust (≈2mm) is typical of material from this specific area; when backlit, it appears a deep cherry-red, but this is only due to the oxidized layer.© Kaegen Lau
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Baltic Amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
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Finished specimen from previous entry; weight is 8.1 grams.© Kaegen Lau
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Dominican Amber (La Toca Fm., 20.43-13.65 Ma)
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Weighing about 5 grams, a small piece of Dominican amber with the red, oxidized "skin" still intact on three sides of the piece.© Kaegen Lau
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Chiapas Amber (La Quinta Fm./Mazantic Shale, ~22.8-15 Ma)
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
320g raw amber from Chiapas, MX. Mined on 9/3/2020. It is actually one specimen, but it arrived damaged through shipping.© Kaegen Lau
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Baltic Amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
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Raw amber from Vilnius, Lithuania. Weight is 8.7 grams.© Kaegen Lau
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Baltic Amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
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Two fine pieces from the previous entry; each weigh about 1 gram each.© Kaegen Lau
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Baltic amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
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Personally hand-polished specimens of amber that came from the same lot as the previous entry.© Kaegen Lau
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Baltic Amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
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Small, roughly 1 gram pieces of raw amber from Szczecin, Poland.© Kaegen Lau
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[Baltic Amber Inclusion] Spectacular Spider Cocoon, Egg Sac...with eggs inside...
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
My Dear Fossil Maniacs, This time i'd like to show amazing spider cocoon from Baltic amber. Eggs are seen a little, i see more under microscope. This is very rare inclusion, especially in this condition. Size about 6mm. I am amazed, this construction is just spectacular. High resolution pic - https://ibb.co/1GPKqMx Enjoy, Cheers from amber-cave Artur
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So, I was going through my rock collection, just going through memories, because the guy who gave me all the rocks died in 2018. I found these at the bottom of the box. I remember he did not give these to me. In fact, I found these somewhere in Idaho, but I can’t remember exactly where. They look like amber, so I shone my UV light on them. Sure enough, they passed that test. I am posting pictures under regular light and UV light. I am pretty sure it’s amber, but I want a second opinion. What do you think? Jared
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I bought this online and they have 100 percent positive feed back. I can return it if its fake. I was told by a local rock hound that if it has an insect in the amber its 99 times out of 100 fake. I don't have it yet its out of Lithuania and will not be here for a few weeks. I can do the salt water test and ultra violet test but wondered what you guys thought visually. Thanks. il_794xN.2807983782_6qbi.webp il_794xN.2855654925_ey8q.webp il_794xN.2855655027_qkaj.webp il_794xN.2855655185_inhf.webp il_794xN.2855655297_8c87.webp il_1140xN.2855654925_ey8q.webp il_1140xN.2855655027_qkaj.webp
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Really beefed up my collection this year: Amber: Spent a while with my trusty loupe combing through Chiapas amber sold by the gram and found a very uncommon flower petal. The seller took a moment to offer up a page on his phone about the healing properties of amber, and he gave me a polite nod and laugh when I said I'm more interested in the scientific properties. I like dead stuff. Big Claw: Always wanted a thick beefy claw! Labeled as a Carch claw from Kem Kem but after reading some of @Troodon's posts it could be a Spino or generic theropod. Really love the shape of this thing. Crab: Unfortunately about 20% of the crab's lil' butt was crushed sometime between purchasing and driving home. He's so delicate. There's a nice interior view of the underside of the carapace now, though. Any info about this guy would be appreciated! Skinny Theropod Claw: A little rough around the edges but I was really drawn to the curvature and sharpness of this one. Labeled as just "theropod" so I'm not sure if it's possible to tell what it's from. I can post more photos for identification.
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