Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions

Item Description

Here we have a fantastic example of this wonderful and classic material from the Dominican Republic. Specimens of Amber (especially those with insect inclusions) have been glorified and in the public consciousness for the better part of 30 years thanks to the Jurassic Park film franchise. This thumbnail sized specimen is from the classic Sabana locality and features MANY very well-preserved insects (all of them appear to be a species of ant) completely frozen inside. It's very important to note that it is incredibly difficult to obtain specimens of this material with MULTIPLE insect inclusions inside like this. We try our best to find pieces with ONE insect, and this piece has at least a DOZEN! An interesting aspect about this specimen is that there are many smaller ants that are easily seen, but the thicker end of the piece reveals what appears to be one LARGE ant, that is easily twice the size of the rest of them. This material is always popular on the market, and even though its more of a fossil than a mineral, it's still a cool display piece of this well known material. A fantastic specimen, best viewed under the microscope, but we did photograph the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better illustrate the quality.