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Amber is not a fossil fuel. It is a fossilized tree resin that is often used in jewelry and ornamental pieces. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas, which are formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
Amber is itself a fossil: it is tree resin, from various types of tree, and originally soft, which has become fossilized over millions of years.
Amber occasionally contains marine microfossils, and is probably best-known for sometimes containing animals and plants which were trapped in the resin, which preserved them as it hardened around them. These creatures and plant material aren't true fossils, but certainly add to the mystique and attractiveness of Amber.
Below are links to the Dead Bug in Amber Club and to the American Museum of Natural History, both of which address your subject of interest admirably.
Amber is most commonly found in the well-known golden-brown transparent form, but also occurs in other colours such as red, blue and green.
There are many examples of the use of amber; the third link below contains photographs of the nearly indescribable Amber Room in the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo, near St Petersburg, a town which celebrates its tercentenary - three hundredth year - this year. Wikipedia has more photos (under Amber Room) which are perhaps more spectacular than those at the Tsarskoe Selo website.
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Is amber a fossil if there is an insect in it?
yes. it depends on the temperature of the amber. yes. it depends on the temperature of the amber.
What is hardened tree sap sometime containing fossil insects called?
This is known as amber.
Can fossils be stored in amber?
Any organism or parts of an organism counts as a fossil when preserved within amber, so fossils can be stored in amber.
What type of fossil is formed by resin sediments that have hardened in a hollow space?
Amber is the type of fossil formed by resin sediments that have hardened in a hollow space. It is prized for its beauty and sometimes contains well-preserved insects or plant material.
How is uranium used as a fossil fuel?
Uranium is not a fossil fuel; uranium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
Is Amber fossil fuel?
no
When a insect is trapped in amber it is an example of what type of fossil?
Many insects get trapped in amber. Amber is fossilized tree resin.
Is amber a fossil if there is an insect in it?
yes. it depends on the temperature of the amber. yes. it depends on the temperature of the amber.
Where exactly is the dome fossil and old amber in pearl?
Dome fossil is Kabuto and Old Amber is Aerodactyl.
Yellowish fossil used to make jewelry?
amber
What Pokemon is old amber in diamond?
Helix Fossil - Omanyte Dome Fossil - Kabuto Old Amber - Aerodactyl Root Fossil - Lileep Claw Fossil - Anorith Skull Fossil - Cranidos Armor Fossil - Shieldon -------------------------------------------
Can amber be used as food?
Amber is a fossil resin from tree sap.
When you buy an amber necklace with a small bug trapped in the amber is this fossil?
yes it is, because anything trapped in rocks or mud is a fossil
Is a fly preserved in amber a fossil?
yes
What fossil resin begins with the letter a?
Amber
What is fossil resin called?
Amber.
Pokemon platinum what does an old amber fossil reveal?
the old amber reveals aridactul
