Ammolite Gem | Ammonite | Oval Cabochon | 10x8mm | Canada | SO24 Allende Color: Rich Purple

Color: Rich Purple

including ablation and atmospheric melting

It weighs 10

The matrix is a fine grain containing shocked eucritic inclusions

Ammolite Gem | Ammonite | Oval Cabochon | 10x8mm | Canada | SO24 Allende Color: Rich PurpleAmmolite is an opal like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is made of the fossilized shells of ammonites, which in turn are composed primarily of aragonite, the same mineral contained in nacre, with a microstructure inherited from the shell. It is one of few biogenic gemstones; others include amber and pearl. In 1981, the year commercial mining of ammolite began, ammolite was given