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Fossil Insect Inclusion - One piece of genuine Burmese amber
$ 4.48
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Description
STOCK PHOTO! Price is per piece (for ONE piece). The piles pictured are to show some of the variety you could receive. Large quantity available - if you are a rock shop, gift store, or otherwise looking for a wholesale quantity, please contact me to discuss a bulk discount! Magnification recommended for better viewing as most insects in amber are small (larger insects were more able to free themselves and so are less common). Most of these pieces have smaller insects.You will receive one nice quality piece of amber containing at least one fossil insect inclusion. You will also receive an identification guide with some of the most common inclusions you will find pictured. While you could get other inclusions not in the guide, it is a good start and your piece will have at least one inclusion that is listed in the guide. Each piece will come in a display (mostly round gem jars, but for larger pieces we may use a different type of display so that it fits). Each piece is unique - some will be small with a nice clear inclusion. Others may be larger, contain multiple inclusions, or be more like a treasure hunt to find the insect. But each piece is good quality and guaranteed to have at least one fossil insect. Magnification recommended for examining, as most insects that were trapped in amber were small (larger insects were usually able to free themselves from the sticky resin).
Fossil inclusions in amber are the most spectacularly preserved fossils in the entire fossil record. For the rest of the fossil record, you will occasionally have soft tissue preservation. However, in amber the preservation is so extraordinary you can sometimes see every facet of the insects eye. There is an enormous degree of biodiversity preserved, providing a glimpse into past ecosystems. Amber truly is a window into the past.
My amber inclusions are obtained from reliable sources and come from localities around the world. Every piece is guaranteed genuine.