Amber Listserv / Amber List- inquiry on source in Illinois?

[ADAM SPIEGEL]

Tammy (and all),
   
  If you recall, a while back someone was selling what they called amber on eBay, supposedly from the area of former coal mines in Illinois, the Mazon Creek area.  I dont know if anything ever came from that, but the Mazon Creek biota has been extensively studied, and I dont think amber has ever been found there.  Those deposits are from the Carboniferous Period.
   
  Anyway, where exactly in southern Illinois was this supposedly found?
   
  Adam Spiegel

tamber12 at aol.com wrote:
     Guys, I have had a letter from a man in southern Illinois who claims to have found amber there.  He sent me photos and is mailing samples to me for an eyeball check.  If I put these things under a scope and see anything promising, I'll want to turn it over to someone else for further testing.  John, since you are in Chicago, I'll probably turn him over to you if you don't mind.  In the meantime, is there any record of resins being found in Mesozoic strata in southern Illinois?  
   
  Tammi
    
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