Description
Superb specimen of orange amber from the Sparnacian amber fossiliferous deposit of the former Quesnoy quarry at Chevrières, Oise department. A rare, high-quality specimen collected in 1979. Unusual. Amber is a fossilized resin.
The Quesnoy quarry is now drowned.
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