ASTONISHING THREE 25 MILLION YEAR OLD INSECTS (LOOK LIKE MOSQUITOES) IMBEDDED IN DOMINICAN AMBER.

ASTONISHING THREE 25 MILLION YEAR OLD INSECTS (LOOK LIKE MOSQUITOES) IMBEDDED IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AMBER

THIS IS AN INTERESTING TIME CAPSULE. A PIECE OF AMBER WITH THREE (POSSIBLY MORE) INSECTS (LOOK LIKE MOSQUITOES) IMBEDDED. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE CLOSEUP PHOTOS MAYBE YOU CAN SPOT MORE!
 
THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF AMBER WAS BOUGHT BY ME 20 YEARS AGO FROM AN AMERICAN THAT CAME TO SELL FOSSILS AND METEORITES AT A STALL IN MENLYN SHOPPING CENTRE. HE SAID IT IS AMBER FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
 
Hymenaea Protera, an extinct prehistoric tree, was the source of Dominican amber millions of years ago. To be precise, scientists estimate that Dominican amber dates back around 16 to 25 million years. Amber from the Dominican Republic is the most likely to contain insect inclusions.
 
TESTS PERFORMED:
PASSED THE STATIC ELECTRICITY TEST: I COULD FEEL IT RAISING THE HAIR ON MY ARMS
If rubbed vigorously on a piece of wool, the real deal will generate a static charge strong enough to pick up a small piece of ash and rise the hairs on your arm.
PASSED THE UV FLUORESCENCES TEST: GLOWS TURKOOIS TO MAGENTA UNDER UV
Real Amber and copal will glow in UV light, while imitations will not. Opaque cream, or with a reddish tinge or blue or green.
 
SIZE: 8.0cm x 4.5mm x 15mm
 
CONDITION: IN GOOD CONDITION PLEASE SEE PHOTOS