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Amber is the fossilized resin of trees. It is generally a golden brown color, very low density, and may or may not contain fossil inclusions such as trapped plant material, insects, or other small animals. This category is for website dealing with the study of amber. Sites offering amber products for sale should be submitted to: http: / / dmoz.org / Shopping / Recreation_and_Hobbies / Science_and_Nature / Earth_Science / Amber /

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Swedish Amber Museum Choice of English version. www.brost.se

Amber: A Perfect Fossil Trap Volker Arnold's sites about amber and its natural history, particularly micro inclusions such as pollen grains. Includes a large collection of terminology related to amber. home.t-online.de/home/Arnold-Heide/ebrnstrt.htm

Amber Garry Platt's extensive page about amber, with links to other resources. www.gplatt.demon.co.uk/map.htm#THE INDEX

The World of Amber By Susie Ward Aber of Emporia State University. www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/amber.htm

Amber: Jewels of the Past Amber page created by Tammi L. Johnson. www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Geology/webdogs/amber/welcome.html

New Jersey has Treasure Trove of Amber Article by Jeff Poling about New Jersey amber. www.dinosauria.com/jdp/misc/amber.htm

Alfred Correya's Baltic Amber Collection Pictures of insect inclusions from a collection acquired by the Hunterian Museum. www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/Neil/Amber/amber.htm

Gintaro Galerija Muziejus Museum of Baltic amber featuring exhibits of jewelry and art. [English and Lithuanian] www.ambergallery.lt/english

The Amber Collectors Club UK organization for amber collectors. www.ambershop.co.uk/amberclub.htm

Dead Bugs in Amber Large list of amber resources. members.tripod.com/Snakefly/index-2.html

Amberica West Offers general information about amber and amber mining. Includes a discussion about recognizing fake amber. www.ambericawest.com