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Amber cabochon with Millipede & wasp inclusions. Dominican Republic. 21.97 carats / 4.395 grams
Amber cabochon with Millipede & wasp inclusions. Dominican Republic. 21.97 carats / 4.395 grams
Amber cabochon with Millipede & wasp inclusions. Dominican Republic. 21.97 carats / 4.395 grams
Amber cabochon with Millipede & wasp inclusions. Dominican Republic. 21.97 carats / 4.395 grams
Amber cabochon with Millipede & wasp inclusions. Dominican Republic. 21.97 carats / 4.395 grams

Product Description

A golden-orange cabochon of transparent Amber from the Dominican Republic with a superb array of insect life trapped within.

Nestled in the centre of the cabochon is a small Ichneumon wasp, its delicate features beautifully preserved and visible with the unaided eye.  Image 4 is a magnified view of the wasp.

Along with the wasp, and visible without magnification, is a superb polydesmid millipede, as shown in magnified image 5.

This cabochon contains a rare combination of fossilised insects along with some botanical debris.



weight:  21.97 carats / 4.395 grams
shape:    Oval cabochon
dimensions:  33.32 x 22.45 x 9.56 mm
treatment:  None

 


 

Specifications

Product Code
AMBR158
Weight
0.025kg

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Amber cabochon with Millipede & wasp inclusions. Dominican Republic. 21.97 carats / 4.395 grams

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