Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
We’ve seen plenty of insects and small animals trapped in amber, which is tree sap that becomes hard as rock over time. Gemologist Brian Berger has something much more rare: an insect trapped in opal! Opal is a mineraloid made of silica and water, and would have taken a very long time to form, so how did this happen?
Further research is being conducted on the specimen currently. The initial theory is that this encasement may…
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