Gum Copal

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Copal is a very broad collective term for in part sub-fossilized gums of diverse botanical backgrounds. Sub-fossilized gums mark the transition between fresh, young gum and million years old, hard amber. The term Copal is used in part for young, man-harvested gum but also for fossilized tree resin that is hundreds or thousands of years old. Gum copal is a resin produced by the sap of forest tree in the genus Daniellia. Due to common impurities and differences in regions, gum copal ranges in color from black to yellow to white.