Description: Rare Genuine Baltic amber specimen with multiple fossil insects inclusions. The insects are at least 40 000 000 years old and belong to Eocene - Jurassic period. The amber specimen is very well polished in order to give best possible view of the insects. Dimensions: 26mm x 17mm x 6mm. Amber is not a stone or 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. Baltic Amber is a truly unique and fascinating natural material. It is not a stone, but rather the fossilized resin of ancient pine trees. Millions of years ago, a vast forest of pines thrived in the region now known as the Baltic Sea. This ancient forest covered an area that stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Scandinavian Peninsula. Over time, the resin produced by these trees hardened and fossilized, forming the beautiful amber we know today. The Baltic Amber is estimated to be more than 40,000,000 years old and belongs to Jurassic-Eocene period. Each piece of Baltic Amber is like a time capsule, preserving the beauty and history of the ancient forest within its unique colours and inclusions. Whether you're a collector, jewellery maker, or simply someone who loves natural beauty, Baltic Amber is sure to captivate and inspire you. In AD 77 Roman scientist and philosopher Pliny the Elder wrote in "The Natural History": "Amber is produced from a marrow discharged by trees belonging to the pine genus, like gum from the cherry, and resin from the ordinary pine. It is a liquid at first, which ....... is gradually hardened by heat or cold, or else by the action of the sea, when the rise of the tide carries off the fragments from the shores of these islands. At all events, it is thrown up upon the coasts, in so light and voluble a form that in the shallows it has all the appearance of hanging suspended in the water. One great proof that amber must have been originally in a liquid state, is the fact that, owing to its transparency, certain objects are to be seen within, ants for example, gnats, and lizards. These, no doubt, must have first adhered to it while liquid, and then, upon its hardening, have remained enclosed within."
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Location: Sheffield
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