AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Amber - Cretaceous Fossilized Tree Resin |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 45975 |
Mineral: | Amber - Cretaceous Fossilized Tree Resin |
Locality: | Sayreville Clay Pits, northwest of Kennedy Park, Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey |
Description: | Translucent nodule of amber with the internal color and clarity visible on one side where a fresh surface is exposed. This amber is fossilized tree resin or tree sap and is approximately 92 million years old dating to the Upper Cretaceous period. Collected ca. 1993 |
Overall Size: | 35x25x20 mm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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