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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;blooey, post: 955301, member: 12007&quot;]Most of the copal I have seen comes from New Zealand. It was the main export of NZ during the early years of colonization, and it was dug from the ground. That&#039;s why people from NZ are affectionately known as &quot;diggers&quot;. This NZ fossilized copal (kauri gum) can look a lot like amber and can be a very convincing facsimile. </p><p>BTW, it doesn&#039;t come from deciduous trees, but conifers, mere thousands of years old - which is just a flash in the pan, as true amber is likely millions of years old.</p><p>A great deal of this stuff made it&#039;s way to Europe - I have a large chunk of it (4&quot; x 5&quot;) and it looks just like amber. </p><p><br /></p><p>The history of the NZ copal (kauri gum) trade paints a fascinating picture of colonial exploitation, check it out here if you have a minute:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauri_gum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauri_gum" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauri_gum</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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