. Natural science: a monthly review of scientific progress . f the trees (Fig. i, a).But, afterwards, through the influence of the sun, the enclosed liquidsevaporated, and the thick clouded masses of resin became againthinner and clarified. Of English succinite I know some pieces which i8g6. ENGLISH AMBER AND AMBER GENERALLY. 163 illustrate this process of clarifying very well. There are, for instance,in the possession of Mrs. A. Fox and Mr. W. George Sandford atCromer, specimens, one half of each of which is dull and opaque, whilethe other is quite clear. In the liquid state the resin ran ove
. Natural science: a monthly review of scientific progress . f the trees (Fig. i, a).But, afterwards, through the influence of the sun, the enclosed liquidsevaporated, and the thick clouded masses of resin became againthinner and clarified. Of English succinite I know some pieces which i8g6. ENGLISH AMBER AND AMBER GENERALLY. 163 illustrate this process of clarifying very well. There are, for instance,in the possession of Mrs. A. Fox and Mr. W. George Sandford atCromer, specimens, one half of each of which is dull and opaque, whilethe other is quite clear. In the liquid state the resin ran over thebark and formed successively thin lamellae, called Schlanhen inGerman. At this time little animals might pass over it, and smallleaves, flowers, or other things might be blown against it by thewind; these becoming attached would be enclosed by the next chief animal remains consist of insects, particularly of Dipteraand Coleoptera ; however, there are also a good many arachnids, afew crustaceans, annelids, and shells of snails. Moreover, small.
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