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this piece had already come to my attention because of the unidentified inclusion in it (probably a seed) but i've found something new... and WOW! it may be tiny, but i've found a real water bubble in New Jersey cretaceous amber! you can't see it without a microscope and it isn't easy to see it moving, but i've captured two pics that show that it is definitely a water bubble. the two pictures were taken under the microscope with the amber piece tilted differently in each one. sorry no video as when i tilt the piece it involves a lot of re-adjustment to the zoom levels. you'ss see the air bubble inside is at the top of the bubble in one shot and in the middle in the other.
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Very Strange And Interesting Cretaceous Amber Inclusion
NZ_Fossil_Collecta posted a topic in Fossil ID
ok so i have just recieved a rough unsearched lot of New Jersey Cretaceous amber, and this particular inclusion caught my eye. at first i thought it could possibly be just a misty part of the amber but no, it definitely has a solid shape. strange round object with a protrusion from the middle that seems to have small hairlike things coming off the protrusion. i've been talking to vermiculosis about this inclusion and he says that it looked fungal at first, but he wasn't sure. if you need better pictures let me know as i'm working on the piece to bring you just that. the inclusion is white and about 1.5-2 mm across. i personally think it is a seed or some kind of fungal object but i couldn't help noticing it is somewhat like a tadpole in shape although that is 1 in a billion chance and the "tail" looks wrong under magnification.
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From the album: Jerry's Really Old Stuff
Fairly typical pieces of amber found at Sayreville, NJ. After a couple hours hunting I will usually find about this much. New Jersey amber is very brittle and not used for jewelry. It's fragile and will shatter easily. It comes in various tones or colors from light yellow to dark brownish red.-
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From the album: Jerry's Really Old Stuff
A piece of fossil amber embedded in a pyrite nodule found at Sayre and Fisher clay mine Sayreville, NJ. Quantities of Cretaceous era fossil amber have been found at the Sayreville site, some containing insect and plant inclusions. The American Museum of Natural History in NYC has a collection of amber from this site. Amber was and still is to a lesser extent found in lignite (carbonized wood) concentrations in a generally sterile compacted gray clay. Though dinosaur remains have not been found at the site the longest series of dinosaur tracts found in New Jersey were uncovered by workers during the mid 1930s. -
From the album: Jerry's Really Old Stuff
Significant finds of fossil amber with insect and other inclusions have been made at this location. Cretaecous Era -
From the album: Most of my collection
Amber in Late Cretaceous wood, probable Seqouia species. Campanian. -
From the album: Most of my collection
Amber in Late Cretaceous wood, probable Seqouia species. Campanian. -
From the album: Most of my collection
For a description, reference the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
The begining prep of the second state record specimen. For a description, see the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
A pic of the beginning prep of the second state record specimen. For a description, see the first photo of this material combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
On the afternoon of November 22nd 2013, in the middle of the pouring rain, i found this huge Amber specimen in a Late Cretaceous formation. Location unspecified. This is the current unofficial Tennessee state record. It broke the previous Amber state record which was also set by myself barely two months before finding this specimen. It's the size of a hamburger! The first state record was set by the late mr. Bruce Wade and stood for 99 years. I have been told this specimen is in the top 10 largest Amber specimens to ever be found in America. -
From the album: Most of my collection
For a description of this specimen, reference the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
For a description, reference the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
Another pic of Late Cretaceous Amber from the Sardis formation in Henderson county Tennessee. The largest specimen shown here is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. -
From the album: Most of my collection
To save from retyping the same words, see the first picture posted of this material combined with a scale.,there the description is noted. -
From the album: Most of my collection
On september 20th 2013 i found this huge Amber specimen at an unspecified location, it is also Late Cretaceous. There have been 3 state records for Amber, i hold 2 of them. The first was set by the late mr. Bruce Wade. That record was surpassed by this specimen 99 years later. This specimen almost doubled the previous record. I have been told it is in the top 10 largest Amber specimens that have ever been found in America. -
From the album: Most of my collection
A small selection of Late Cretaceous Amber from the Sardis formation in Henderson county Tennessee. The largest pictured specimen is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and strangely is green amber. -
From the album: Most of my collection
On September 16th 2013, i discovered this Late Cretaceous Amber in the Sardis formation in Henderson county Tennessee. It was the first of much Amber i have since recovered. The largest specimen pictured is about 11/2 inches in diameter. -
this inclusion is in a small layered 'stalactite' of dominican amber that my friend brought over to my house so we could have a look at it. at first i though midge but it does not have the right body shape, no wings, and is too large. it is 20-40 million years old, and is about 4-5 millimeters long. i hope someone can shed light on this.
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i recently bought this amber inclusion, it is in new jersey amber (cretaceous) and if the price helps with the ID it was about 14 $US. they said they think it could be a wasp but they do not have know for sure. it is about 1mm long for scale. i know the pictures aren't that good but it's all i have until it gets to me and i probably won't be able to get any better pictures anyway as the piece is a little cloudy.
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i bought this piece a while ago, it was listed as "amber" but is actually copal. there are a lot of insects in the piece including an ant, some weird fly-like insects, another weird insect, some kind of roach, etc. it was quite hard, and was about NZ$7. i don't know what kind of copal it is and i am hoping someone may be able to shed some light on this.
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I was wondering if desiccant is useful in conjunction with storing amber, or would it be a hazard to the amber, as I have an excess of desiccant and I want to know if amber storage is a potential use.
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Hi, this is a piece I bought in Bulgaria,oh no! I hear you all cry, but so far it has withstood all the tests for authenticity that I have tried. It floats in saline solution & it gives off a lovely resinous smell when pierced with a hot pin. It looks too good to be true I know & is posing beautifully . It appears to have been removed from a brooch mounting at some point. Is there any other test I can try? thanks guys
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Massive Kauri Copal Find With Bark Injury Attached!
NZ_Fossil_Collecta posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
today i found a virgin copal site, A.K.A i found another creek in the forest. this creek in particular was more ideal than others i had hunted in before because is had eroded more steeply. what i mean is that the creek bank was quite sheer in some places, which is perfect for finding kauri copal because your digging is done for you. this particular piece was spotted while i was getting into the creek to look for kauri copal, i saw it and gave it a slight kick with my gumboot (wellingtons for the non kiwis out there) and saw the copal underneath. after a good heave and tug to get it out of the mud it came free and i was astonished to see, after i had cleaned it off in the creek, that it had a piece of kauri bark attached to it, and on closer inspection, it also has a knot-like bark injury preserved too. i am going to be polishing off the copal in the weeks to come and when i am finally done with the sanding and polishing, i will post pictures too. <---- bark injury, this is on the inside of the bark. <---- outside of bark that is covered in the resin that seeped out of it thousands of years ago.
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Ok, so a few of you have heard me rambling on about that Kauri gum i found a while ago but up until now i haven't got around to giving you pictures. well, here is a picture of a polished piece of the stuff. ~90% of the lump we found was milky and mostly opaque but there was a large pocket of clearer copal in one part, the piece in the picture is a piece of that pocket. i then polished it up with Brasso and a rag, and now it shines beautifully. me, and occasionally my friends, will be hunting for some more of the copal so you can expect to see more pictures in future. Insects, you ask? as of yet, i have not looked at it under the microscope.
