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Santiago, Santiago Province
La Toca amber mines
Amber shore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
AmberAlso reported: insect inclusions.
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Why this spot
Miocene amber in carbonaceous sandstone of the Cordillera Septentrional, famed for rich inclusions and blue amber
The most cited Dominican amber mining zone in paleontological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
collapsing hand tunnelsSteep muddy trails
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