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Amber

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Description
Locality: 
Plasselbschlund, Oberschrot, Fribourg, Switzerland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 11.2 × 3.5 cm
Description

Dark honey colored amber, variety plaffeiite with charred remains of wood or plants in gray sandstone matrix. The amber lenses reach a diameter of up to 3.5 cm! This specimen has several amber spots on both sides of the matrix. Nice contrast. Very rare material from the Swiss Alps.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amber

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