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What is Amber made up of?​

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Amber is fossilized resin from conifers.
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Amber, which is in fact a fossil, is often held in the same class as semi-precious stones such as turquoise and jade because of its ornamental uses. Unlike these stones, amber is not mineralized. Rather, it is simply the fossil of resin. Most that exists today is between 30 and 90 million years old. derived from the resin of extinct species of trees.

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