Resin on the bark of a cherry tree - public domain
After much work, I have finished this list with different types of amber sorted by there contries and location (Countries are listed in the order of what their youngest type of amber is). There may be types/mines I am not aware of and therefore missing - please contact me in order for me to make a complete list.
Get an quik overview
- The list contains amber mines in 38 countries
- 171 mines are listed
| - Aceh (North Sumatra, Indonesia) | Lower Pliocene |
| - Tukau fm. (Sarawak, Malaysia) | Lower Pliocene |
| - Aukland Prov. (New Zealand) | Miocene-Pliocene |
| - Luzon Island (Phillipines) | Miocene-Pliocene |
| - Romania | Upper Miocene |
| - Yazov (Ukraine) | Upper Miocene |
| - Okanagan Highlands (British Columbia, Canada) |
Lower Miocene-
Middle Miocene
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| - Mont Liban localities (Central Lebanon) | Lower Neocomian |
| - Moravska Trebova (Czechoslovakia) | Cretaceous |
| - Boskovice (Moravia, Czechoslovakia) | Cretaceous |
| - Golling (Salzbourg, Austria) | Lower Cretaceous |
| - Shaum’anowskij region (Azerbaijan) | Lower Cretaceous |
| - Suyfun basin (Primorye, Russia) | Lower Cretaceous |
| - Cortina d'Ampezzo,Dolomite (Southern Alps, Italy) |
Lower Carnian–
Upper Ladinian
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Just click on the types that are marked in blue, and you will jump down to the picture. If you have a good picture of a particular type of amber, please contact me and help to make the list (you will of course be noted with copyright).
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A collection of pictures which gives you the opportunity of getting a sense of the different types of amber.Their size, color, texture, etc. You will be able to use these images to confirm the authenticity of your own pieces, or to check the authenticity of various types of amber eg. on ebay by comparing the picures.
This collection of images has been developed in cooperation with collectors all over the world, and I am very grateful for all the help. It is nice being able to work together to disseminate the available knowledge about amber.
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Aceh (North Sumatra, Indonesian)
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Lower Pliocene
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Tukau fm. (Sarawak, Malaysia) |
Lower Pliocene
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Jambi (Central Sumatra, Indonesia) |
Miocene
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| Claibore Fm. (Acme, Malvern, Arkansas, USA) |
Eocene
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| Guchenzgi Fm. (Fushun, Liaoning, China) |
Eocene
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| Oise river, Le Quesnoy, Paris Basin, France |
Lower Eocene
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Raritan Fm. (New Jersey, USA)
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Turonian
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Cortina d'Ampezzo,Dolomite (Southern Alps, Italy) |
Lover Carnian - Upper Ladinian |
