Polished Amber, Dominican Republic 14fa23cd880dbdddb0a20f4fc5d0ade3 (up to 800 teeth

(up to 800 teeth

the garnets start out small and grow over time

when glaciers began melting and humans developed new stone tools

Petrified Wood is an unique form of fossilization

Polished Amber, Dominican Republic 14fa23cd880dbdddb0a20f4fc5d0ade3 (up to 800 teethAmber is the fossilized resin of a variety of ancient species of coniferous and flowering trees. It is one of the few organic substances to qualify as a gemstone. Amber's color and opacity is determined by the type of tree that produces the resin, (as well as the density of microscopic air bubbles inside). Amber has the ability to preserve bits of forest debris from millions of years ago. Also, insects, small reptiles, plants and seeds, and even