AMBER
Specimen amb-36
$ 80.00Dims: 1.0 x 0.7 x 0.4" (2.5 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm)
Wt: 2.5 g
Boyaca, Colombia
This polished piece of shapeless Amber was formed during the Miocene Epoch (about 14 million years ago) and contains many insect inclusions, including many worker termites, one of which has a tiny mite walking on its antenna (see the close-up image, right side, right-hand antenna) that our image does not clearly show. There are also several small bits of white fungus and several air bubbles. Some of these air bubbles are noticeable inside the heads and bodies of some of the termites, and denote 2-phase inclusions.