More
frequently amber is discovered without insect inclusions. Sometimes large
masses of amber is found. Below are a number of pieces of Dominican amber
that have been polished. These are some of the larger and more impressive
'amber chunks'. Large pieces such as these are VERY infrequently found.
The resin formation and deposition necessary for this type of piece does
not happen very often.
4.
Now here is a big one! 720 grams (about a pound and a half)
in weight and about 6 x 5 x 1.5 inches. This behemoth is actually
heavy to hold! You might be
able to use it in weight lifting! It is mostly dark brown
in color and would make an impressive addition to any collection
5.
Here is a chunk that has a lot of potential. It has a distinct
red hue to it - so I suspect it will be one heck of a fancy
piece when you are done with it. Enjoy - 170 grams (.4 pounds)
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6.
Great
piece - unpolished and very
uniform throughout - just a jewel! It weighs about 146.7
grams and is about 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 inches. This is the type that
someone puts on a walking
stick.
7.
Here is another one of those massive
chunks - like number one above. Big
solid and dying to be polished, this huge
piece of amber weighs 510 grams (1.1 pounds.)
8.
62.7 grams piece, slightly gold
in color. Rather clear piece with many rough surface points.
Should turn out to be an interesting piece of amber.
21.
This one and the next are really fine pieces of Dominican amber.
Talk about perfect for a pendant
- the already have the holes drilled
in them for the chain! Perfect size and perfect clarity. They
really are fine pieces.
23.
You are going to like this one. It is a solid piece of Dominican
amber with lots of inclusions of wood and such - I just cannot
tell. I
cut it in half to see what was in it, and as you can see
- just great looking stuff. The cut piece is about 1/4 inch
thick. This entire chunk is going to be made into some beautiful
jewelry! Perfect for a pendant with a free form, fairly easy
to polish, it is just good. Overall, about 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches,
this can be made into one heck of a lot
of jewelry. This is solid, no cracks and weighs about 159
grams.
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