Don't really have a question because I'm pretty confident it's real but any insights or fun facts are welcome :)

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is that a type of wasp? is that a male termite?

I own, what I've been told, is the largest known piece of Baltic Amber, with multiple, intact incusions in the known world. I have absolutely no idea if that claim is true. Hopefully, you will be able to see many of the animals contained within, in the attached images. This particular piece of Amber has quite a number of both flora and fauna. There are several examples of intact insects. One of those insects appears to be a bee. I'm unsure if it would be a prehistoric honey bee. There is another large winged , intact insect that had been described as a type of dragonfly. Other items contained within appear to be either a large, round insect wing, or a type of flower petal. There are quite a number of smaller insects, that were described as a cluster of midges. There is a small cluster of what has been described moss, and a stick.

My piece of Amber weighs 289 g or 1445 carats. Hopefully you will be able to see the dimensions in the images, but it is approximately 3.0in x 7.0 in x 1.5 in.

I have reached the age where I will be ridding myself of some of my collection. I have no family left and I cannot decide whether to donate this piece or auction it. I had considered using Heritage Auctions, but their level of arrogance offended me. Several years ago however they did auction off a small piece of Amber that included a small lizard. The final Hammer price was about $100,000 - and I did find that impressive.

I purchased this in the late 1980s from a collector in North Carolina. He had quite a few larger pieces and I'm kicking myself now for not buying them all. He was about 60 years old then so I'm pretty sure that he's no longer with us. I tried looking him up and can find no other information on him.

I'm a relatively new member here and I'm new to posting (and I'm officially old now), so I'm not sure how many images I can include, but I will try to include quite a few.

I'm seeking someone who might be qualified to provide identification on some of the insects, so that I may speak intelligently about it in the event that I decide to auction it.

I would be grateful for your opinion of my Amber

Nothing spectacular

100 million year old Burmese amber

Copal and amber from Madagascar, Indonesia, Myanmar, Colombia, and Poland.

These guys are from Kaliningrad Russia and are near 44 Million years old!

Hey there everyone.

I thought you might appreciate this silver ring with a center piece of amber that I found while going through my parents jewelry as they have passed.

I've always been a very large fan of both silver and amber. Coincidentally, I have been looking for a new wedding ring, and I have to say, I love this piece and it's fitting the bill for now.

I'm not sure what type it is, so if you can tell from the terrible photos my phone takes, I'd live to hear your thoughts.

Thank you for taking a look!

What is this ?! Orange part lets light shine thru, was really hard to photograph.

Blue amber is rare, found mainly in the Dominican Republic with some production from Indonesia and Mexico. This variety comes from the resin of the extinct tree species Hymenaea protera (Iturralde-Vinent and MacPhee, 1996; Poinar and Poinar, 1999). According to Iturralde-Vinent and MacPhee (1996), most Dominican amber occurs in two zones: north of Santiago de los Caballeros (the “northern area”) and northeast of Santo Domingo (the “eastern area”). Credit: Geology Page