1.32" Polished Chiapas Amber With Bug Inclusions (4 g) - Mexico

This is a nicely polished piece of amber, collected from Chiapas, Mexico. It is 1.32" wide, and bares a wonderful golden-yellow color. This amber specimen is completely unaltered, and contains inclusions that can best be viewed under microscope. Some of these inclusions are in fact bugs. They resemble small flies, however due to their size and lack of clarity, they're difficult to conclusively identify without a microscope.

 

Amber is fossilized tree resin that sometimes contains inclusions such as plant matter, fungi, and insects. This amber comes from mines in Chiapas, Mexico, and was formed during the Early/Middle Miocene (15-23 million years ago). The amber was produced by either the two extinct leguminous trees Hymenaea mexicana or Hymenaea allendis, both of which were initially described from fossil flowers included in Mexican amber.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Amber
LOCATION
Chiapas, Mexico
SIZE
1.32 x .71", weighs 4 grams
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#102482
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