Lot 903
Insect In Young Colombian Amber. Amber is the fossilized tree resin. Some trees produce resins to help break and gashes. Occasionally insects become trapped in the sticky amber and are mummified (dessicated) with incredible preservation of soft tissues, muscles, microscopic detail and sometimes even color. DNA has been retrieved from amber over 65 million years old at the time of the dinosaurs. The age amber itself cannot be determined. Only the rock it is deposited in can be tested. Colombian young amber is found mostly in the Andes mountains in remote regions and has not been properly dated. The hardest and the amber with the classic golden honey color like Dominican Amber is probably between 1-5 million years old. Such is the probable age aof this extremely large, 5.25x 2.75 inch clear amber nugget weighing more than half pound (260 grams). The rich color and clarity allow detailed study using a magnifying glass to examine the dozens of fleas, flies, midges, and other small insects. The largest insects is a bee that is 4 inches long. This fossils makes an excellent display and study specimen with many insects having original color and even the tiniest of detail.
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Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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| Realized $345 |
