Specimen #751

Name: Kauri Gum

Type: Mineral

Locality: Cape Wreina, New Zealand

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 5.9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

Weight: 49

Acquired: 2008-07-24

Source: Gift from Sam

Label: N

Comment: Amazingly light! Kauri gum was formed when resin from the kauri tree leaked out through fractures or cracks in the bark, hardening with the exposure to air. Lumps commonly fell to the ground and became covered with soil and forest litter, eventually fossilising. Other lumps formed as branches forked or trees were damaged, releasing the resin.

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Kauri Gum, Cape Wreina, New Zealand - 5.9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

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Kauri Gum, Cape Wreina, New Zealand - 5.9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

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Kauri Gum, Cape Wreina, New Zealand