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Amber:
Baltic specimens.

This page contains amber images made with a previous microscope setup. About to be updated shortly.

References and items of related interest

Bitinas, A. (2015). Amber in the Southeast Baltic Sea region: Geological aspect In: Proceedings: 34^th International Gemmological Conference IGC, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26-30 August 2015, pp. 15-16. The entire publication is available on www.igc-gemmology.net

Erichson, U. & Weitschat, W. (2008). Baltic Amber. Origin, deposits, inclusions. Amber in art and cultural history. Exhibition catalogue German Amber Museum Ribnitz-Damgarten 2008, Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany, 191 p.

Geirnaert, E. (2002). L' Ambre. Miel de fortune et mémoire de vie. Éditions du Piat, Monistrol-sur-Loire, France, 176 p., ISBN 2-9513274-3-9 (in French).

Kiefert, L. (2015). Natural green amber from Ethiopia In: Proceedings: 34^th International Gemmological Conference IGC, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26-30 August 2015, pp. 22-25. The entire publication is available on www.igc-gemmology.net

Krumbiegel, G. & Krumbiegel, B. (2008). Fossilien: Bernstein, Fossile Harze aus aller Welt, Sonderband 7. 2^nd Edition. Goldschneck-Verlag, Weinstadt, Germany, 112 p. ISBN 3-926129-21-2 (in German).

Kosmowska-Ceranowicz, B. & Gierlowski, W. (Editors) (2006). Amber Views and opinions. The International Amber Association 2006, Gdansk, Poland, 243 p. ISBN 83-912894-1-9.

Kosmowska-Ceranowicz, B. (2006). Poland. The story of Amber. Muza, Warsaw, Poland, 118 p. ISBN 83-7319-710-9.

Podenas, S. (2015). Crane flies (Diptera, Tipuloidea) from Baltic amber In: Proceedings: 34^th International Gemmological Conference IGC, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26-30 August 2015, pp. 13-14. The entire publication is available on www.igc-gemmology.net

Ross, A. (2004). Amber. The natural time capsule. The Natural History Museum, London, U.K., 73 p. ISBN 0-565-09131-X.

Sun, T.T., Kleismantas, A., Nyunt, T.T., Minrui, Z., Krishnaswamy, M. & Ying, L.H. Crane flies (Diptera, Tipuloidea) from Baltic amber In: Proceedings: 34^th International Gemmological Conference IGC, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26-30 August 2015, pp. 13-14. The entire publication is available on www.igc-gemmology.net

Satkūnas, J. (2015). Burmese amber from Hti Lin In: Proceedings: 34^th International Gemmological Conference IGC, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26-30 August 2015, p. 26-29. The entire publication is available on www.igc-gemmology.net

Weitschat, W. & Wichard, W. (2002). Atlas of plants and animals in Baltic Amber. Verlag Doktor Friedrich Pfeil, München, Germany, 256 p. ISBN 3-931516-94-6.

Weitschat, W. & Mizgiris, K. (2006). Mysterious amber world | Geheimnisvolle Bernsteinwelt. UAB "Gintaro Gallerija", Nida, Neringa, Lithuania, 99 p. ISBN 9986-31-167-5 (in German & English).

Wight, W. (2015). Canadian amber-history and significance to science In: Proceedings: 34^th International Gemmological Conference IGC, Vilnius, Lithuania, 26-30 August 2015, pp. 18-21. The entire publication is available on www.igc-gemmology.net

Wu, R.J.C. (1996). Secrets of a lost world: Dominican amber and its inclusions. Private publication, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 222 p.

Photomicrographs

Legend: FoV: Field-of-View; DoF: Total focusing depth; DF: darkfield; Obl: oblique illumination (fiber optics); Pol: polarising filter before objective; Sh: shadowing; TM: transmitted illumination, UVL: long-wave ultra-violet radiation; UVS: short-wave ultra-violet radiation; X-Pol: crossed polarising filters

Amber with fly
30x (FoV ± 3mm) Obl

Amber with probably a mosquito
20x (FoV ± 3.5mm) Obl, X-Pol

Amber with fly
30x (FoV ± 3mm) Obl

Baltic amber with spider
18x (FoV ± 4.5mm) Obl

Baltic amber with fly
18x (FoV ± 4.5mm) Obl

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