A type of fossilized resin or amber that originated in Myanmar (formerly Burma), often containing preserved prehistoric insects and organisms.
From Burma (Myanmar) + -ite, a suffix denoting minerals, rocks, or fossils. The term emerged in paleontology in the 19th century when amber deposits from this region were scientifically classified.
Burmite amber is about 100 million years old and has yielded some of the most spectacularly preserved ancient insects ever found—scientists have even found preserved blood cells inside mosquitoes trapped in it!
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