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Tiger Mountain amber, Issaquah
Amber shore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Amber
FossilsAlso reported: lignite.
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Why this spot
Small resin masses in Eocene coal seams of the Puget Group, found in old coal spoil
Documented Washington amber occurrence known to regional collectors.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings, unstable spoil
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