dominican republic
North America, 48,671 km²
Capital: Santo Domingo
1 specimen in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species, found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
  • La Toca Santiago
    Amber (Hymenaea protera resin), fossil insect inclusions, blue amber
  • Palo Quemado Santiago
    Blue Amber, prime source south of La Cumbre
  • Los Cacaos Santiago
    Blue Amber, noted for the rare blue fluorescent variety
  • La Cumbre Santiago
    Amber, oldest and hardest of the Northern Mining District
  • Bayaguana / Sabana de la Mar Hato Mayor
    Amber in clay and sand, Eastern Mining District (Cordillera Oriental)
  • Los Chupaderos (Las Filipinas Mine) Barahona endemic
    Larimar (blue Pectolite), the only deposit on Earth, with Natrolite, Calcite, native Copper
Notable locality    Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
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Yellow amber specimen from Dominican Republic with an internal fossil inclusion.
Amber