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GOLD Colombian copal MANY bugs and NICE wings

$ 42.24

Availability: 38 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Colombia
  • Condition: New

    Description

    Colombian copal (young amber) stone with fossil insects; a small grasshopper, many different bugs and wings
    Inclusions naturally trapped in copal amber 1-5 millions of years ago.
    Size:
    It weighs 34 grams.
    Measures:
    6.3x5.6x1.1 cm
    Color:
    Honey
    Copal is young amber, amber is old copal. Just as simple as that.
    Therefore, to say copal is amber imitation is pure nonsense, as it is just hardened tree resin of younger age, which has not yet undergone some mythical transformation.
    Because of its color and hardness, some researchers believe the Colombian material may be from the Pliocene or Pleistocene time period, probably about 2 to 3 million years old, in some regions even up to 16 million years old, but in others much, much younger (Santander) and may only count with some thousands, or just some hundreds of years. So be it.