Amber sample

Wood-Gnat Encased in 30 million year old Dominican Amber.
“Trapped air bubbles”

[See Amber Museum in Links]

Many museums around the dominican republic and the world offer displays with many types of trapped insects, lizards, plants as well as other inclusions, some of them offer scheduled tours.

Review the information provided and follow the links for information on museums, shops, mines and recommended places to purchase these magnificent stones.

Amber and “Larimar the cool blue stone” are known to many as stones, however amber is a stone in name only, as it is actually the sap of prehistoric trees that has trapped various organic materials, such as insects, lizards, and flowers.

Over millions of years, the sap petrifies, perfectly preserving it’s victims. In the past few years scientists have discovered that they can investigate the DNA of animals trapped in amber-resin providing clues to their biological origins.

The antibiotic property of the resin stopped the development of both bacteria and Fungi, thus preserving every detail of any organism trapped inside.

Another antient creature…

Raw Larimar Stone Found only in The Dominican Republic