Dominican amber
Also known as: Caribbean amber
- 1Dominican amber is derived from the resin of the extinct tree species *Hymenaea protera*.
- 2It is distinguished from other types by its high degree of transparency.
- 3The material contains a high frequency of fossil inclusions.
- 4These inclusions allow for the detailed reconstruction of a long-vanished tropical forest ecosystem.
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic derived from resin of the extinct tree Hymenaea protera.
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geological alternative to Baltic amber
Unlike Baltic amber, which comes from conifers, Dominican amber is derived from the resin of the extinct Hymenaea protera tree and is often more transparent.
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic derived from resin of the extinct tree Hymenaea protera. Dominican amber differentiates itself from Baltic amber by being nearly always transparent, and it has a higher number of fossil inclusions. This has enabled the detailed reconstruction of the ecosystem of a long-vanished tropical forest.
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