Connecticut Amber
Cretaceous-Paleogene
About Connecticut Amber
The Connecticut Amber is a fossil-resin fossil dating to the Cretaceous-Paleogene. Amber is a realistic Connecticut fossil profile built around fossilized tree resin sometimes preserving insects or plant fragments. In this state, success usually comes from learning slate roadcuts, glacial beaches, and fossil shell banks, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
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Identification Tips
- ●translucent resin glow
- ●conchoidal fracture
- ●possible inclusions
- ●Check slate roadcuts, glacial beaches, and fossil shell banks
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