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Is there amber in Puerto Rico? Yes!

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Submitted by Wilson Javier Gonzalez-Espada on 18 December 2012 - 10:14am

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Puerto Rican scientists are studying the presence of amber in Puerto Rico and its use by past indigenous populations.

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