Enhydros in Amber
Updated: Aug 31
Enhydros are water and air trapped together. In amber, these are often caused by heavy rainfall on the fresh pitch, or bubbles ecaught inside the resin as it goops out. These are the best enhydros we have found
5) Enhydro inside cricket abdomen.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Very rare enhydro inside of of a cricket's abdomen. This enhydro also displays great movement.
4) Large enhydros with good movement.
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
This is a particularly large group of enhydros, and they have good movement when tilted. [Shop Enhydros in Amber Here]
3) Enhydros with black stains.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
This piece has a group of enhydros, each with a black liquid on the bottom. This unidentified enhydro inclusion type is only seen in Dominican amber.
2) Enhydro in amber cabochon.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This is multiple bubbles in a thin amber cabochon.
1) Enhydro with great movement.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This amber captured multiple large bubbles, with water and air inside of them. They display great movement when moved arond.
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