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Welcome to Amber-Gems.com!

Amber-Gems.com is the sole supplier of Burmese amber known gemologically as "burmite". Burmite is legendary for its red color and unique characteristics of containing insect fossils from the Cretaceous age (dated at approximately 100 million years) - the Age of the Dinosaurs!

Coleoptera, Burmese amber © Grimaldi, AMNH	Coleoptera, Burmese amber © Grimaldi, AMNH
brown lacewing (Nevroptera) © Grimaldi, AMNH	bark louse (Psocoptera) © Grimaldi, AMNH

What is Amber?

Amber is a semiprecious stone formed from ancient tree resin that has hardened over millions of years. When this resin first flowed from an injured plant, it had a tendency to capture material and organisms in its path. One of the unique properties of amber is that its chemical composition from the original tree resin is unique for each source region. Fossils encased in amber are perfectly preserved, rather than simply being the imprint of these ancient organisms.

Psychodid midge © Grimaldi, AMNH	"no-see-um" (ceratopogonidae) © Grimaldi, AMNH
adult roach © Grimaldi, AMNH	parasitic wasp © Grimaldi, AMNH