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Fossil Amber Site In Tasmania, Australia

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NZ_Fossil_Collecta Regular Member

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I've managed to nail down where an amber locality is in Tasmania, and what the rules are etc. regarding what material can exit Australia, and I've even found an expert who is qualified to identify which material is permitted to exit. I'm going to Tasmania on the 10th of July to see my grandfather and he has agreed to take the 6-hour total drive to the site to look for amber at a location that has produced amber on a few occasions in the past. no guarantees i'll find any but wish me luck anyway! i'll post any finds in this same Topic if i find anything.

I'm CRAZY about amber fossils and just as CRAZY in general.

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i think it is eocene in age

I'm CRAZY about amber fossils and just as CRAZY in general.

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Wow!

I was under the impression the only amber deposit in Australia was the Cape York amber so this is news to me. I'm glad, Tasmania is rather lacking in it's fossils compared to states like NSW, QLD and SA so this is cool.

Good luck on your hunt and I look forward to hearing how it went.

Any amber sites in NSW that I am not aware of?!? lol

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Wow!

I was under the impression the only amber deposit in Australia was the Cape York amber so this is news to me. I'm glad, Tasmania is rather lacking in it's fossils compared to states like NSW, QLD and SA so this is cool.

Good luck on your hunt and I look forward to hearing how it went.

Any amber sites in NSW that I am not aware of?!? lol

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/47437-tasmania-pliocene-amber/?hl=tasmania

Roger

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Good luck!

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>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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... Darwin glass.

I had to look that up: possible impact glass!

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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NZ_Fossil_Collecta Regular Member

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aaargh.... 6 hour drive and i didn't find anything but shell fossils (didn't take any)

oh well

I'm CRAZY about amber fossils and just as CRAZY in general.

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Unlucky. Any pics of the location/ shell fossils? :)

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no... too focused on trying to find amber. there was a REALLY nice cone shell fossil that i should have taken but in the mindset i was in, all i wanted was to find amber.

I'm CRAZY about amber fossils and just as CRAZY in general.

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