Largest piece of amber
Who
Muzeum Gdańska
What
68.20 kilogram(s)
Where
Poland (Gdańsk)
When

The largest piece of amber weighs 68.20 kg (150.35 lb), achieved by Museum of Amber, a department of the Museum of Gdańsk (Poland) in Gdańsk, Województwo Pomorskie, Poland, on 28 June 2022.


This piece of amber comes from a lignite mine near the town of Gunung Tua in northern Sumatra. It was made of dark brown and opaque resin. It has yellow transparent fragments and under ultraviolet light it has a blue/violet glow.