Amber Tower
$54.00
This deep brown amber is cut into a mini tower and it's so dark it's almost opaque. They have soft edges all around and they fluoresce under UV light (long wave in the pic).
"Amber is neither a crystal nor a mineral. It is the hardened sap of an ancient tree. It started out as resin secreted to heal a wound. The resin protected the tree from a certain death by making a sticky, protective barrier against fungus. When the tree eventually fell and began to decay, the sap remained. Buried under layers of vegetation, earth and, sometimes, water, the sap continued to harden from the pressure and heat that naturally builds up in such conditions. This fossilized resin is the final product of millions of years of slow processing." (-Fossils, Facts and Finds)
Origin :: Indonesia
Size :: 67 mm tall and the base is 25 x 23 mm
Weight :: 0.8 oz