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Over millions of years, the nacre of the ammonite's shell has been transformed to take on this wild range of iridescent colouring. Only in one small area of North America does one find this brilliant gemstone. Splashes of every color are visible all over this ammonite, sparking the imagination with every glance. Deep ridges, peaks and valleys allow the light to strike this ammonite and ignite its color from many breathtaking angles. Since the play of light varies, every Ammolite gem shows a unique array of colour.This ammonite, set in its natural matrix backing is a giant - featuring exceptionally varied texturing and dramatic surface variation.

#Korite ammonite full#

So, depending on the number of fine layers in the rough, everything from one colour to the full visible spectrum can be displayed. Each colour in Ammolite represents a different layer of the gem material. It is also playfully referred to as 'grandmother of pearl'. It is believed that the colour is enhanced and intensified by traces of the metals iron and copper as well as the mineral silica. Light is deflected through the numerous layers of aragonite that make up the outer shell.

If you live outside Canada, be sure to ask if it left Canada with a cultural property export permit.The many colours in our ammonites are created in the same way that colours are created in opal gemstones. A cultural property export permit, with the name and address of the buyer, is required before any Canadian ammonite is allowed to leave the country.When purchasing a colourful Canadian ammonite, be sure that the specimen number is registered with the government of Canada. Each ammonite then receives a number and is entered in the provincial database.

For this reason, all ammonites must be inspected and registered by the Alberta provincial government.

The Canadian government considers them part of the 'National Treasures of Canada'. They were called buffalo stones, because of their resemblance to the North American bison.Canadian ammonites are rare. Some of these ammonites were just weathered fragments. The generic name, ammonite, was given centuries ago, because of its resemblance to the ram-like horns of Ammon, the Egyptian god of life and reproduction.The Navajos and other Indians of the North American Plains carried ammonites in their medicine bags for health and good hunting. Their closest relative is the chambered Nautilus from the Pacific and Indian oceans. Prices can range from less than 1000 for a small ammonite with little color, too well in excess of a quarter of a million dollars for the biggest and best.Ammonites are the fossilized, hard shells of extinct mollusks. They are at the Pinnacle of these collections in make some of the most popular Museum displays with their brilliant array of colors.Prices are determined first by the Brilliance and variation of the color, then the shape and finally by the size of the ammonite. These exceptionally scares fossils are sought after by museums and private collectors the world over. Colourful Canadian ammonites are found just east of the Rocky Mountains in the upper Cretaceous Bearpaw formation which dates back approximately 71 million years.Canadian ammonites are rare.

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