Amber With a Feather in it, For Sale!

A Feather!

This is a small feather that was on a bird 25 million years ago! A gust of wind or a brush on the tree knocked the feathers off, it became wedged in a mass of sticky resin and it has been discovered 25 million years later. This is a very interesting piece of Dominican amber. There are numerous bugs scattered throughout and near the edge is a small (2 mm) feather. Here is a Scanned Image!

You will see an adult planthopper, Homoptera, super family Fulgoroidea, a number of gnats, a click beetle, Coleoptera and some very nice air bubbles. But the crowning glory to this amber is the small, rare feather.

As you can see from the pictures above, it also has a nice sized fly it the amber. There is also a very small portion of a bryophyte in the amber.

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Feathers are very rare in amber, if you have not guessed. Because the feather is only 2 mm in size, the price is not reflective of the rarity!

Postage for amber will usually cost $5.35 (USD Priority Mail in the USA) or 1st class mail anywhere in the world. There may be exceptions to this. We will get your sample to you as soon as possible (usually mailed the same day or at worst, the next day). U.S. orders go out by Priority Mail, overseas as Air Mail. Books are normally mailed "Media Mail", unless they are light, in which case they are mailed first class. Overseas books are air mail unless the weight is prohibitive, in which case you will have the option of surface (ship) or paying a bit extra for air mail. All prices are in U.S. dollars. If you are overseas and want something other than normal air mail - contact us when you make the purchase. For any questions, please contact us at sales@ambericawest.com.

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You can pay 3 ways, either by credit card (located on each page as the 'buy now' button), a personal check, or purchase order.

Finally, if you feel more comfortable, feel free to call us at 719-488-2654 (this is in the United States). This number works as a fax if you would like to fax your request or purchase order.

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