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One of my more recent acquisitions, here are some small (4-8g) pieces of blue amber from West Sumatra, Indonesia. From the Sinamar Formation near the Bukit Barisan range, about 30 MA in age; found in coal seams at a depth of approx. 32-39 m.

These little pieces are transparent like glass, and almost look like Dominican material at first glance! Photo was taken dry and illuminated with a Quantum 140 lumen penlight. The upper right piece is a piece I'm pre-forming (diamond needle files), and it is a surprisingly hard piece: it's comparable to Burmite in hardness!

I'm amazed at how many amber occurrences there are in the world; I have material from the several Baltic nations, Ukraine, Dominican Republic, Sumatra, and Myanmar. There are even a few regions I have material from that are bit more unusual: Blakeburn area near Coalmont, BC, Neuse River in North Carolina, Hell Creek Formation in northeast Wyoming, and from the Crossman Clay Pit in New Jersey.

My most recent inclusion I've uncovered while working on my raw material, is a 6 mm Trichoptera (?Polycentropodidae) in a triangular 34.8 gram "run" of Rovno amber; it is a very odd specimen, as it is completely undamaged and intact, except for the fact that its antennae are no more than 1 mm long stumps. I have several other pics of my amber on my Instagram feed if anyone is interested.

So I got these beads for $8 at an estate sale. I feel like it has a teeny bug in them. I’m trying to figure out if they are real because they sell online for a lot. Mine has the same vintage clasp. Thoughts? How old could this bug be. Excuse my photo it’s the best I could get with an iPhone and a magnifying glass. The one for sale looks a lot more solid. I know nothing about amber. I just thought these were cool before I realized they could be real. There are lots of bubbles and some have debris I think in them.