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Amber Var Plaffeiite

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Amber Var Plaffeiite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Plasselbschlund, Oberschrot, Fribourg, Switzerland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.7 × 8.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

Very rare specimen of dark honey colored amber, variety plaffeiite in gray sandstone matrix with plant fossil inclusions (mostly grass leaves - bamboo? - I presume). Amber is fossil resin - so, it's a pseudomorph. This specimen has several amber spots on both sides of the matrix. Nice contrast.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amber

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

Plaffeiite

Variety Of: 

Amber

Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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