This Dominican Amber gemstone has an exquisitely preserved and beautifully displayed rare compound leaf. This is not a common Hymenaea leaf, but appears to be a leaf from a fig tree. Paleoentomologists from the American Museum of Natural History have examined this specimen and have tentatively identified it as belonging to the fig tree family. A quite rare specimen. Complete botanical inclusions are not common in Dominican Amber, detritus and wafted plant and tree material are abundant in ambers, but nicely preserved botanical inclusions are rare, and botanical inclusions with visible signs of being fed upon by insects are extremely rare. I am personally very fond of botanical inclusions in amber, the rarer the botanical inclusion the more intrigued I am by it. Most collectors tend to overlook the botanical inclusions, preferring large insect inclusions which are most times abundant in Dominican amber compared to botanical inclusions. This is a very rare specimen and if you do decide to bid on this piece, you should know it is very rare. This specimen was obtained during our explorations of the amber mines in late June of 2000. Our amber comes direct from the Dominican Republic amber mines east of the world famous La Toca amber mine. Our amber comes direct from the Dominican Republic amber mines east of the world famous La Toca amber mine. These specimens do not go through any middle men, we acquire the specimens from the miners and mine owners directly at the amber mines.

This specimen is offered here for $275.00 no reserve, complete satisfaction guaranteed. Money orders, cashier's checks, personal checks, paypal and billpoint payments welcomed. Buyer pays $3.50 for priority shipping and insurance, if shipment is outside the USA, shipping and insurance will be based on the destination country. Good Luck!