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Amber

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Description
Locality: 
Majak, Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm
Description

A very old specimen from Brüsterort, where there used to be intense mining of amber. The amber was either retrieved from the sea or mined on the coast. The color of the ball-shaped specimen is dark orange to brown, with backlit it becomes an intense orange.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amber

Crystal System: 
Amorphous solid
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Blue, Green, Red, Yellow, Brown, Orange