Dominican Amber Raw 1 Pound Bag

Dominican Raw amber 1 pound bag has both green and yellow amber, this amber has not been clean, your are getting the Amber as it came out of the mine. This raw Amber has a strong possibility of having some of lots of fossils. The size of amber in the bag are between 1/4 to 2 inches on average. Size may vary a bit smaller or larger. the Amber comes in a 5×9 plastic bag.

Dominican Amber is 20 to 23 Million Years Old: Found in sand and claystones of the Northern and Eastern Mountain Ranges at elevations between 500 and 1,200 metres Age: 23-20 Ma. (Early Mioceneperiod) Mother-plant: the Hymenaea tree Colours: yellow, red, green, sometimes blue shades, 90% is trasparent amber Inclusions: many inclusions, fauna and flora reflect a dry tropical climate with many groups of organisms Special characteristics: There exist single amber lumps with an amazing number of inclusions, pieces with 10-50 ants or flies are not rare, but also such with 500-1000 occur. An unusally fluorescent variety which occurs only in limited areas is called blue amber.