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Despite its organic origins and non-mineral status, Amber is still considered a beautiful and valuable gemstone. Its usage in jewelry and fine artworks has secured the unique gem a place among the other - and perhaps better known - organic treasures of pearl, jet, coral, and ivory. Amber has even made its way onto the silver screen, playing an important role in the 1993 blockbuster flick Jurassic Park! Obvious fortune and fame aside, the value of amber isn’t purely monetary...
Formed from fossilized tree resin, samples of amber occasionally contain fragments of - and sometimes entire bodies of - prehistoric organisms such as insects, plants, or frogs. In 2016, a particularly fascinating sample of amber found its way into the public eye. Discovered for sale at a market in Myanmar, this nugget of amber contained the tail of a sparrow-sized dinosaur, complete with bones, soft tissue, and even feathers! Finds such as these are of a special significance due to the way amber forms and protects the material included within it. With amber, we are able to see ancient organisms in a way bones and footprints don’t always allow us to; by showing us smaller details like the stripes of a bee, the texture of a frog’s skin, or the color of a fern.
Believe it or not, fossils are still being formed all around the world. It’s happening constantly - even while you’re reading this passage. Miles away, fish are sinking to the bottom of the ocean floor, hyenas are leaving footprints in the mud, and somewhere specific in New Jersey a poor geocacher is coated in a fresh layer of tree resin... Let’s just hope you don’t end up in a museum...
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Please bring your own writing utensil, as the cache is too small to contain one.
Please be sure to close the log in its baggie tightly, to keep it from absorbing moisture!
You're searching for a standard sized orange pill bottle with a brown cap.
Logs without a signature or photo are subject to fossilization!
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Congrats to CitizenMange on the FTF!