Sumatran Amber Sphere (with stand) 0ccea498523eb372b02577438f80b883

Sumatran Amber Sphere (with stand) 0ccea498523eb372b02577438f80b883Amber is the fossilized resin of a variety of ancient species of coniferous and flowering trees. It is one of the few organic substances to qualify as a gemstone. Amber's color and opacity is determined by the type of tree that produces the resin, (as well as the density of microscopic air bubbles inside). Amber has the ability to preserve bits of forest debris from millions of years ago. Also, insects, small reptiles, plants and seeds, and even

cut into a faceted rondelle shape

ranging from small sub-gram nugget to the larger pieces weighing a few ounces in size

and saw the imagery of sky and water in the stone

Jasper is an opaque stone originating from silica rich sediment or volcanic ash

The mineral is named after James Smithson

Natural Citrine has been exposed to heat (typically from the earth's core) during its formation

Neanderthal also buried their dead

Although Zircon is common in the Earth's crust

specialized

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an area that contains some of the most exquisitely well-preserved fossilized life forms on Earth

some 400 million years ago