{"title":"Central America \u0026 Caribbean Mineral Specimens","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore mineral specimens from countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean, representing distinctive mines and collecting localities across the region.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yellow-amber-with-insect-inclusion-dominican-republic","title":"Yellow Amber with Insect Inclusion – Dominican Republic","description":"\u003ch4\u003eAbout This Specimen\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Dominican amber specimen features a slender, gently curved profile and transparent golden-yellow body containing a visible insect inclusion alongside scattered organic debris. 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Its curved, flame-like profile and transparent pale-yellow body deepen to warm honey-gold and orange along the thicker lower edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMineral \/ Specimen Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow amber with insect inclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dominican Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm \u0026amp; Structure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polished freeform fossil resin with a curved, tapered display profile, internal flow features, fine fissures, and organic inclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transparent pale yellow to honey gold with richer golden-orange areas near the base and margins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uncommon as an individual collector specimen due to the visible insect inclusion; Dominican amber itself is commercially available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMohs Hardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 2–2.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLuster:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resinous with a glossy polished surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChemical Formula:\u003c\/strong\u003e Variable organic fossil resin; commonly approximated as C\u003csub\u003e10\u003c\/sub\u003eH\u003csub\u003e16\u003c\/sub\u003eO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecimen Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miniature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.4 × 1.3 × 4.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecimen Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2 g (amber only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal \/ Display Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 55.4 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout Amber\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmber is fossilized plant resin rather than a crystalline mineral, so it is classified as an organic mineraloid and has no single fixed chemical formula. 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