What are these ?

Well I'm going to suggest you find a gemologist or geologist and have them take a look. I feel reasonably certain you have found some green amber. Either that or someone's cast offs from playing with some sort of epoxy resin. Its not slag~ insects or any other critter would be destroyed before the material could harden around them. Baltic ambers can be found in Sweden and green amber as well hence why I asked where you found the specimens. I've only ever seen it at rock shows here in the US and if genuine with insects can be worth a bit to collectors.

If you could just down size your photos :) Hot links to other sites are generally frowned apon and besides its a pretty interesting mystery.

Is the best option to attach files on this page ?

Here is what one rock contains, small variations between them :

Ni 50 ppm
Mo 17 ppm
Nb 22 ppm
Ba 0.058 %
Co 85 ppm
W 595 ppm
Cr 0.016 %
Cu 0.003 %
La 0.003 %
As 3 ppm
Pb 27 ppm
V 0.022 %
Zn 0.0060 %
Zr 201 ppm
Se 3 ppm
CaO 0.18 %
MgO 3.18 %
SiO2 54.7 %
Al2O3 24.2 %
MnO 0.07 %
TiO2 0.97 %
Na2O 1.93 %
K2O 4.52 %
P2O5 0.08 %
Fe2O3 9.85 %
Br 7 ppm
Cl < 1 ppm
Sr 60 ppm
Y 32 ppm
Ga 29 ppm
Rb 151 ppm
Th 57 ppm
U 30 ppm
 

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Aw man :( If that's the breakdown of the stones then I'm way wrong. Well cant win everything. Hehh. Amber is an organic and that breakdown is for~ Glass. I cant explain the fly *sad* in the ointment. But it does look pretty cool.
I'm not worthy......

For a slag I'll have to go with some sort of pottery glaze like others suggest because of the various trace elements and high alumina and potassium level.
 

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Yup, it would be a sensation if it was green amber. :) Especially near a meteoric impact, since none of those are known to exist near the ocean where the amber comes from.
Amber is only found in southern Sweden. For once I had the "home advantage". :occasion14:

I think I know what area she is referring to. Much of central Sweden has a long history of mining, so slag is very likely.
The "fly" is probably a inclusion which fools the brain. The wings might be fractures beginning to develop.
 

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