Japan, Iwate
Kuji Amber, Japan
Fossil site Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
AmberAlso reported: lignite.
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Cretaceous amber-bearing strata
Famous Late Cretaceous amber deposit with insect inclusions.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Excavation pits
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