AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Romania > Amber (Succinite) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 72796 |
Mineral: | Amber (Succinite) |
Locality: | Colti, Patarlagele, Buzau County, Romania |
Description: | Elongated specimen of translucent amber sawn and polished to highlight the vivid internal color of the amber. The flaws in the amber are in parallel orientation resulting in a pseudo-Schiller effect. Ex. W. B. Thompson collection; in exchange from Romanian Ministerul Minelor Petrolului si Geologiei, Institutul Geoologic |
Overall Size: | 8x2.5x2.5 cm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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