Amber
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Amber is fossilized tree resin. It has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone since classical antiquity. Amber is used in jewelry and as
An ant inside Baltic amber
Unpolished amber stones
Fishing for amber on the coast of Baltic Sea, near Gdańsk, Poland. Winter storms throw out amber nuggets.
Wood resin, the source of amber
Resin
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A resin is a highly viscous liquid or solid that can be converted into a polymer. Resins may be biological or synthetic in origin but are typically harvested from plants. Resins are mixtures of organi
Amber
…Amber is fossilized tree resin. It has been appreciated for its color (orange, brown and, sometimes, red) and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone since…
Insect trapped in resin
Cedar of Lebanon cone showing flecks of resin as used in the mummification of Egyptian Pharaohs
Extremely viscous resin extruding from the trunk of a mature Araucaria columnaris
The material dripping from an almond tree looks confusingly like resin, but actually is a gum or mucilage, and chemically very different.