NHMD Amber Collection

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The amber collection at SNM comprises almost 70.000 pieces with inclusions, mostly of insects. Almost all the pieces are of Baltic amber, either collected on the western coast of Jutland or along the Baltic coastline of Russia (Kaliningrad region) or Latvia. The collection includes approx. 100 holotypes and additional material identified to species, but most of the material is identified only to order or family. The entire collection is databased and packed in airtight zip lock bags.

The majority of the collection (57.000+ pieces) was bought in 2018 from a private collector in Skagen, Karin Nordmann Ernst. This purchase was made possible by donations from Augustinusfonden, Knud Højgaards Fond and Villum Fonden.

Ravsamlingen består af ca. 70.000 stykker med inklusioner af primært insekter. Det fleste stykker er baltisk rav og indsamlet på den Jyllands vestkyst, eller langs den baltiske kystlinje i Rusland (Kalinigrad) og Letland. Samlingen indeholder ca. 100 holotyper samt rester af dyr som er bestemt til enten orden, familie,eller artsniveau. Hele samlingen er registeret og pakket i lufttætte zip-lock poser. Størstedelen af samlingen (57.000) blev købt fra en privat samler, Karin Nordmann Ernst. Dette blev muligt igennem en gavmild donation fra Augustinusfonden, Knud Højgaards Fond og Villum Fonden.

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