Amber Listserv / blue

[TOM BUCKLEY]

Thanks Eugenio. This article post-dates the articles referenced by George 
Poinar so I imagine it contains the latest information.

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eugenio Ragazzi" <eugenio.ragazzi at unipd.it>
To: "TOM BUCKLEY" <tbuck22 at optonline.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / blue


> Regarding the age of Dominican amber, I think the most accurate
> determination is presented in the article by Itturalde-Vinent and
> MacPhee, appeared in Science vol 273, 1850,  Sept. 1996.
> I attach here the pdf.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Eugenio Ragazzi
>
> TOM BUCKLEY ha scritto:
>> John,
>>
>>     George Poinar relates that the age of Dominican amber depends on
>> the mine from which it came. The dating is based upon examination of
>> marine microfossils that occur within the bedrock. The La Toca mines
>> has amber from 30-40 MYO and the Palo Quemado mine's amber is 20-23 MYO.
>>
>> Tom
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