Discovering the Mysteries of Amber

Discovering the mysteries of amber

by George Poinar, Jr.

This is a very good book. It is small! Only 62 pages, and the book itself is small, about 6.5 x 4 inches. But there is a wealth of information here, along with some excellent photographs.

The back cover page:

"The mysteries of amber are covered in this short booklet as we pass through pages that explain what is amber, how is it formed, and where it occurs and what type of plants produced this wonderful gem. The scientific value of amber is demonstrated through color photographs of extinct animals and plants that lived millions of years ago in a long-gone tropical forest in the Dominican Republic."

If you are looking for something that will help you ID the animals and give you a little information about them, then this is the book. Rather pricey, but yet this is a really good booklet. This will be shipped 'first class'.

Table of Contents:

7 What is amber?
8 How is amber formed?
10 Where does amber occur?
15 What kind of plants produced resin that became amber?
18 The value of amber
21 Types of Biological Inclusion in Amber
51 Paleosymbosis
52 Reconstructing paleo-landscapes
55 Collection and preserving amber
58 Where to see amber
59 How to recognize fakes
61 What's in the future

Here are two pages from the book.

A great reference book.

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