Amber Inclusions

[Fullux]

Howdy all,

 

I've got this piece of Baltic Amber that my Dad aquired from a friend many years ago in Estonia while he was stationed in Belgium (the piece itself was found in Latvia).

 

I polished it and have been wondering what these inclusions in it could be. A lot of it looks like just random debris, but I'm not sure for all of it, especially this big bulbous bit that's exposed out of the side of it. Anyone know?

[Yoda]

Hard to tell. 
Possibly a seed?

Or just some other plant fragments?

[snolly50]

A distant memory tells me that the small plant inclusions were IDed as "oak flowers" and were very common in that Baltic material. But it's just a memory, perhaps someone knows with surer knowledge.

[Fullux]

7 minutes ago, snolly50 said:

A distant memory tells me that the small plant inclusions were IDed as "oak flowers" and were very common in that Baltic material. But it's just a memory, perhaps someone knows with surer knowledge.

I forgot that oaks were known from baltic amber forests.

[Fullux]

@snolly50

 

Here's another piece from the same collection. Is this a flower as well?

Edited December 3, 2024 by Fullux

[snolly50]

It seems larger (fatter, more robust) than the common "oak flower" debris. My best guess (and it is certainly a guess), a fragment of leaf. It is hoped someone more informed will give a better reasoned opinion.

[holdinghistory]

They look like random debris to me, but a little hard to tell from the photos. Stellate oak hairs are very common in Baltic amber. The flowers are not as common. Here are two that I photographed for reference.