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Large, 2.9" Polished Chiapas Amber With Inclusions (88 g) - Mexico
This is a massive piece of polished amber, collected from Chiapas, Mexico. It is 2.9" wide, and bares a wonderful golden-yellow color. This amber specimen is completely unaltered, and contains a variety of flora and bug inclusions that can best be viewed in depth under microscope. The bug at the center of the amber is a wasp (order Hymenoptera), however the remaining bug inclusions are either too small or not clear enough to conclusively identify.
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.
SPECIES
Amber
LOCATION
Chiapas, Mexico
SIZE
2.9 x 1.95", weighs 88 grams
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#102823
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