Copal Amber with Insects

These soft and lovely bright golden amber pieces are really fun. They are tumbled for that soft appearance which makes them less chalky craggy looking and more like the tree goo (lol) they are. This one a slightly flaky surface. Handle carefully and keep away from heat. It has bugs and other inclusions floating in there.

"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 :: Unknown
Size :: 84 x 22 x 13 mm
Weight :: 0.4 oz