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The oldest amber originates from the Upper Carboniferous period approximately 345 million years ago. The oldest known amber containing insects, according to Wikipedia, the on-line encyclopedia, comes from the Lower Cretaceous, approximately 146 million years ago. Amber/Copal is known for containing trapped insects, tree bark and other plant material, including leaves.
See Baltic amber at: www.greatsouth.net/fossils/p-F1113.html.
See Colombian amber at: www.greatsouth.net/copalpage.html.
Amber has been used by man for thousands of years in making jewelry,
ornamentations and other handicrafts.
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