Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Ammolite


This colorful, rare gemstone comes from the fossil shells of prehistoric ammonites. Sometimes there are found whole shells composed of ammolite.
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  1. Joseph JGSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    Stunning!

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  2. Ray GirvanSeptember 14, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Lovely. This is closely related to "lumachella" (aka "lumachel" or "fire marble"), which is a whole rock largely composed of ammolite or similar fossil shells. Examples: here and here

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  3. EmilySeptember 14, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Wow, lumachella is beautiful! Thanks for the links.

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