Copal / Young Amber with insect inclusions

Copal / Young Amber with insect inclusionsThis large cabinet display specimen is packed with over 100 (!) insect inclusions featuring mainly flies (Diptera) along with wasps (Hymenoptera), termites (Isoptera), caddisfly (Trichoptera), caterpillar (Lepidoptera larva), ambrosia beetle (Platypododae), rove beetle (Staphylinidae) and bark beetle (Scolytinae). I honestly have never seen another specimen as large and as rich as this one. You can see from the close up photos that this piece brings a

except for the bottom edge where the piece was removed from the pocket wall

and you can spend a great deal of time looking at it under magnification to see all of the impressively well-preserved insects inside

but good quality all around

This large cabinet display specimen is packed with over 100 (

Whether it be Grossulars or Andradites

This piece must have hardened under ideal conditions as it has amazing clarity for a larger specimen

Specimen # AMAZWH111920

gentle blue-green colored crystals and no matrix

The front side of the piece is in good shape

Hand sized Demantoid specimens from Sferlun are certainly uncommon

One of my favorite pieces in the lot especially because the internal clarity is so fine that you can see right through to the insects trapped within

cracks or internal "cloudiness" that would ordinarily prevent one from seeing all the fine detail inside