Amber information

Wikipedia - About amber
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber

Amber general information
Chemical Formula, propertiesa and much more.
http://www.webmineral.com/data/Amber.shtml

Classification of amber
A fossil resin. In order to qualify as "amber" it is NOT sufficient for a tree resin merely to harden by losing its volatiles, the molecules have to polymerize, which can take millions of years (or at least 100,000 years).
http://www.mindat.org/min-188.html

The Mineraloid Amber
Amber, or fossil tree sap, was made famous in the movie "Jurassic Park". Amber is a beautiful stone that is cut and polished and used as a valuable gemstone.
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/mineralo/amber/amber.htm