Amber w/ Insect Inclusions

Amber w/ Insect InclusionsAmber is the fossilized resinous tree sap from conifer trees, which over the course of millions of years becomes solid while retaining the semitransparent yellowish hue of tree sap. While in its sticky gel state, it is not uncommon for insects and other small animals to become trapped within tree sap, and under optimal conditions these insects will be clearly visible within the fossilized amber pieces. These high quality and exceptional color Chiapan

It is found in a wide range of shades from deep purple to pale violet and even pink

It is a relatively soft mineral

and when exposed to the elements over a long period of time can change into the closely related malachite

They were recovered from deposits in Morocco and date back to the late Cretaceous Period

where early very productive copper mines supplied much of the ancient world with the material

These pieces of cuboidal fluorite crystals in varying shades of dark green occur on a high contrast white-gray matrix

Flexycalymene Trilobite Geodes are approx

fluorite specimens have been prized since ancient times and are now among the most popular minerals in the collecting world

Metacanthian Trilibite from the Mid Devonian Period

Fluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals

Azurite has been sought after since ancient times as a gem and for use in blue pigment

Approx size of fossil - 4