Insect Fossil - Amber
Amber is fossil resin or tree sap. It is often used to create gemstone and jewelry. However, the most fascinating aspect of amber is the possibility of a window to another time. Because of its stickiness, amber often contains pre-historic inclusions which can be plants, frogs and best of all insects. Most amber is about 30-90 millions years old.
Baltic Amber: Baltic amber has a very wide distribution. The great amber-producing country is the promontory of Sambia, now part of Russia. About 90% of the world's extractable amber is located in the Kaliningrad region of Russia on the Baltic Sea.
Dominican Amber: Since the book and movie Jurassic Park
Just like the insect industry, unscrupulous people (known as swindlers) are there to make a quick profit by selling you fake amber. If you are not an experience buyer, please read this article, “Is It Amber or Is It Fake?”
Also ask the seller for more info.
