Description: Small Genuine Baltic amber specimen with fossil Leafhopper insect inclusion. This fossil insect is very well preserved and clearly visible. The insect is at least 40 000 000 years old and belongs to Eocene - Jurassic period. The amber specimen is very well polished in order to give best possible view of the insect. Dimensions: 17mm x 14mm x 4mm. Amber is not a stone or a mineral, it is fossilised resin of extinct Pine and coniferous trees. The resin heals internal damage, keeping the trees healthy. Over time, the resin evolves as an organic fossil which we now call Amber. Tree resins were very fluid and solidified very quickly. Different insects caught by the sticky resin remained trapped for centuries, this is how inclusions were formed. Usually only small species can be found, because bigger insects were strong enough to escape. Baltic amber is one of the oldest and the most beautiful types of amber and it dates back to more than 40 million years. Baltic amber is found along the shores of the Baltic Coast in the Baltic region of northern Europe and this variety of amber accounts for approximately 80%-90% of the worlds amber supply. At one time, the Baltic forest covered a great deal of the area around the Baltic Sea and the Scandinavian Peninsula. Baltic amber is mostly orange, reddish or gold in colour while sometimes there might even be red or the rare green and blue amber. Since ancient times, Baltic amber has been treasured for its natural unique beauty, warmth and subtle glow.
Price: 99 USD
Location: Sheffield
End Time: 2024-03-05T22:08:49.000Z
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