Remember where the dinosaur DNA came from in the movie Jurassic Park? It was from mosquitoes enslaved in fossilized amber. Well, today’s site isn’t going to claim to clone dinosaurs, but it does offer fantastic views of insects in ancient amber!

It’s called The Amber Gallery. It is in the business of selling amber pieces, but it has an online gallery that will delight the buyer and browser alike.

Learn where amber comes from. It was interesting to learn just how difficult it is for this fossilized substance to form naturally. You can also learn how to tell whether amber that you may have in your possession is genuine or not. Would you believe you TASTE it?

Learn the grading/pricing scheme for amber as well. After all, someone may try to rip you off by selling you a substandard (or even fake) piece at a price well beyond its value.

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