When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
*The first item pictured is the exact specimen you will receive.* It will be packed with extreme care and shipped with full tracking and insurance.
๐๏ธ OFFICIAL MUSEUM-VALIDATED PROVENANCE
Buy with absolute confidence. This magnificent specimen comes directly from a highly significant personal deposit discovered in Benton County, TN. Sister specimens are currently on permanent public display at the Natural History Museum in Murfreesboro, TN. (See listing photos to view the official museum display case and placard!).
๐ PREMIUM 100% NATURAL NORTH AMERICAN CRETACEOUS AMBER
* Origin: Benton County, West Tennessee, USA
* Geological Formation: Coffee Sand Formation (Late Cretaceous Period, ~75โ80 Million Years Old)
* Condition: 100% raw, unpolished, and structurally stable.
๐งช RIGOROUSLY TESTED & AUTHENTIC
This stone has passed all standard geological authenticity tests for fossilized resin:
* Acetone Test: 100% inert. Pure acetone does not soften or affect the surface (ruling out modern plastics and young copal).
* Saltwater Test: Highly buoyant; floats perfectly suspended in a dense saltwater solution (see testing photo).
* Static Charge Test: Accumulates a strong static charge when rubbed, easily attracting hair.
* UV Fluorescence: The thick, ancient black crust completely blocks light, but wherever the rich interior amber is exposed, it emits a spectacular, multi-toned bluish and yellowish glow under a standard UV blacklight. This localized interior glow is the classic signature of authentic, untampered Cretaceous resin.
Raw Cretaceous amber with its original black rind (cortex) is highly sought after by fossil collectors and lapidary artists who like to polish it themselves. Because Cretaceous amber is much older than Baltic or Dominican amber (roughly 75-100 million years old), it is rare and holds excellent collector value.
