Fossils - Amber
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3 ULTRA RARE PIECES OF UK AMBER - NEW!

This is a  set of 3 pieces of genuine Amber.
What makes it supremely rare is that it is from the UK.
While Amber can be found in many places across the World, it is unbelievably rare to find any in the UK.

I challenge you to find ANY more for sale, on Ebay or beyond.
There is only one other person selling any UK amber and he is the person I bought this from.

This isn't the most beautiful amber you can buy, and it doesn't contain any insects ( as far as i can tell without a microscope, but you never know!)
What it is though is an extremely rare piece of UK natural history.

The collector who found it has spent many years exploring the rock strata of the South of England and he has found a small amount of this material.
What I have is very little, and when that is gone, there will be no more to offer.

The amber was collected in 1007 in Bexhill, East Sussex
It is from the Wealden formation and is 140 Million years old.

The collector who found this Amber has been featured extensively in the National press as he recently found a piece of amber that contains one of the oldest spiders ever found.
You can read about him and his discovery here

If you are a fossil collector who likes something both rare and unusual this could be just for you.

The set is boxed and contains 3 pieces of amber that are between 2mm  and 4mm across.

BOXED IN A PADDED GEM JAR
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Baltic Amber - With Insect Inclusions - NEW!

This is a  piece of genuine fossilized Amber, a relic from an ancient forest.
It is from the Kalingrad region of Russia-  roughly 1 Million years  old!

The amber itself measures 2.5cm long  and there are various tiny insect inside - average size 1mm.


I don't have a stereo microscope which is really what you need to take close-up photos of the insects, but guarantee they are in there and  guaranteed  genuine - Unlike the countless Chinese fakes out there... (massive modern spider in a lump of orange resin anyone..????)

BOXED AND LABELLED IN A PADDED GEM JAR


 
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Baltic Amber - With Insect Inclusion - NEW!

This is a  piece of genuine fossilized Amber, a relic from an ancient forest.
It is from the Kalingrad region of Russia-  roughly 1 Million years  old!

The amber itself measures 1.8cm long  and the insect is 2mm in length.

I cannot tell you the type of fly it is, but it is a nice little fly
I certainly wouldn't claim it is the largest insect inclusion you could buy, but I must add that in this lovely clear amber it is very easy to see when you hold it in your hand.

I don't have a stereo microscope which is really what you need to take close-up photos of the insect, but guarantee it is in there and I guarantee it is genuine - Unlike the countless Chinese fakes out there... (massive modern spider in a lump of orange resin anyone..????)

BOXED AND LABELLED IN A PADDED GEM JAR


 
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Baltic Amber - with insect Inclusion - NEW!

This is a  piece of genuine fossilized Amber, a relic from an ancient forest.
It is from the Kalingrad region of Russia-  roughly 1 Million years  old!

The amber itself measures 1.8cm long  and the insect is 2mm in length.

I cannot tell you the type of fly it is, but it is a nice little fly
I certainly wouldn't claim it is the largest insect inclusion you could buy, but I must add that in this lovely clear amber it is very easy to see when you hold it in your hand.

I don't have a stereo microscope which is really what you need to take close-up photos of the insect, but guarantee it is in there and I guarantee it is genuine - Unlike the countless Chinese fakes out there... (massive modern spider in a lump of orange resin anyone..????)

BOXED AND LABELLED IN A PADDED GEM JAR
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Baltic Amber - With Insect Inclusion - NEW!

This is a  piece of genuine fossilized Amber, a relic from an ancient forest.
It is from the Kalingrad region of Russia-  roughly 1 Million years  old!

The amber itself measures 1.7cm long  and the insect is 2mm in length.

I cannot tell you the type of fly it is, but it is a nice little fly
I certainly wouldn't claim it is the largest insect inclusion you could buy, but I must add that in this lovely clear amber it is very easy to see when you hold it in your hand.

I don't have a stereo microscope which is really what you need to take close-up photos of the insect, but guarantee it is in there and I guarantee it is genuine - Unlike the countless Chinese fakes out there... (massive modern spider in a lump of orange resin anyone..????)

BOXED AND LABELLED IN A PADDED GEM JAR


 
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Copal Amber Slab - SOLD

Complete with roughly 10 insect inclusions this is a super little slab of copal amber

 It is copal amber and not the oldest 'true' amber but is still at least 10,000 - 1 million years old - from Madagascar.

Any fan of Jurassic Park will be familiar with the magical story of amber - and we can't guarantee you could extract any DNA from this piece.
Just hold it and peer at the insects inside and imagine the amazing things they might have seen before their sticky end.

The piece measures  4.4 x 3cm and 5mm thick


There is approx 10  insects inside this piece and with a good magnifying glass or loupe you could spend hours observing all the insects inside.

I can't claim the botanical skills to identify them all, but with a bit of knowledge or a good amber book I'm sure you could pin them all down.