Very rare blue green ammolite stone with rivers of red

 ammolite running through it 

1.5 x1.25 AAA stone

Beautiful Ammolite silver Gemstone Pendant 

Multi colours 

S

From southern Alberta

Natural inclusions separate the colors to complete this stunning pendant or loose gemstone to add to your collection 

A true treasure of nature, ammolite is the rarest of all gemstones and exclusively Canadian. Ammolite is an 'opal like', organic gemstone that is formed from fossilized, extinct mollusks called Ammonites. Ammonites were a squid-like marine animal and existed through out the Paleozoic Era until the end of the Crustaceous Era, when they abruptly became extinct. Ammonites were abundant in all of the oceans and their fossils are found all over the world but it is only those extracted from the Eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Southern Alberta, Canada that boast the captivating, iridescent colours mirroring the brilliance and flashing dance of the Northern Lights. Only 5% of the ammonite fossils in Alberta exhibit 'Ammolite' colours and of these stones only a small portion are considered to be of gem quality. Every Ammolite is unique, showing it own beautiful and intricate patterns, colour combinations and brilliance like a personal signature.

The colours of gemstone Ammolite can be remarkable. All of the colours of nature or conceivable in mans imagination can come to vivid life in Ammolite. Every square centimeter can contain an infinite and changing / shifting array of combinations. A strong, bright single colour or ranges of bright colours demark a higher grade stone. Gemstones sporting certain hues like crimson, gold and violet are in highly sought and very rare.

Ammolite History

The Blackfoot people have known about iridescent ammonite fossils for hundreds of years. They called the material "Iniskim" (meaning "buffalo stone") and used it as a talisman.

Scientists from the Canadian Geological Survey described iridescent ammonite shells in 1908, but the first exhibition of iridescent ammonite in lapidary projects did not occur until 1962, when cut gems were mounted in jewelry and exhibited in a small gem show in Nanton, Alberta.

The material quickly became popular. In 1981, Ammolite was recognized as a gemstone by CIBJO Colored Stones Commission, and in 2004 it was named as the official gemstone of the Province of Alberta. The Colored Stones Commission brought international attention to Ammolite, and its becoming the "Official Alberta Gemstone" produced enormous local popularity.