Copal / Young Amber with insect inclusionsA remarkably GEM quality WATER CLEAR specimen of this fantastic Colombian Copal featuring approximately 100 insect inclusions, mainly flies (Diptera), ants (Formicidae) and bark beetles (Scolytinae). The entire specimen is like a piece of golden glass, a quality that is rarely seen in such large pieces of this material. Usually once a piece is more than a few mm thick, it becomes cloudy and crazed leaving very little room to view what's inside. This

Specimen # BOL711B08

but it is contacted a little on the back

Good quality

The “cogwheel” is essentially undamaged

it’s a very worthwhile representation of these classic specimens

gemminess and sharp form which are sitting amongst fibrous off-white color Chrysotile on matrix

the color of the Brookites is a deep orange-red (best seen with backlighting) which contrasts wonderfully with the black "phantoms"

beautifully crystallized matrix specimens of Vauxite from Bolivia like this one

1 cm are aesthetically set atop contrasting host rock matrix

semi-lustrous DOUBLY TERMINATED twin which is only seen in a very small percentage of pieces from Tasna

While looking under the microscope

Great condition overall and it’s not often one sees such a fantastic blocky twinned crystal of Vivianite like this