PETRIFIED HONEY? Travelling in Yunnan, China (near Gonshan) this summer came across a man selling what appeared to be honey, crystallised into a hard, solid mass. It was sweet to the taste and orange in colour. Not able to speak |
Mandarin, Cantonese or Tibetan, questions about its origins.
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was unable to ask the gentleman
My questions are: —
Can honey mineralize or petrify?
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Are there any accounts of similar phenomena?
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What else might this material be?
Thank you for any assistance in solving this mystery
Albie Miles, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California Santa Cruz, USA ce
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Is this honey? Note: the moss growing on the mass (top of picture); and the remnants of a Vespid nest in the centre of the mass below
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