Wrangellian Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I don't know how many of us even know what all that jargon means, doushantuo, never mind who has the ability/tools to test those things...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I would argue that this is much more likely to be rosin than copal or amber. In the 1700s naval stores was the #1 industry in North Carolina. That is why we have the nickname "Tar Heel State". North Carolina produced tar, pitch, rosin, and turpentine from the long leaf pine tree. Here is a Wikipedia article explaining naval stores - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_stores and one explaining rosin- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosin Barrels of the stuff were constantly shipped to England for almost 200 years. There must have been shipwrecks containing the stuff off the coast. I've seen large pieces in fossil hunter's collections that have been found on the beach very similar to the piece in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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