Ammolite pendant, in silver gray

Ammolite pendant, in silver grayAmmonites are ancient, extinct, fossilized marine creatures (cephalopods) from the Mesozoic era (252 to 66 million years ago) that visually resembled our modern day Nautilus. Ammolite is essentially opalized ammonite. The rainbow is caused by diffraction of light as it passes through the aragonite platelets in the shell's nacre. Irridescent ammonites are found in many places, but Ammolite of this quality is considered one of the rarest organic

Over 10 points

Gorgeous fully polished (front

Measures 3” x 3” x roughly 1

The silver work on this ring is excellent- it’s definitely a hand-made piece however there is no hallmark

Beautiful on its own

Self-stands

Small cabinet cluster of “red quartz” from Jiangxi

but the missing layer really shows off that saturated red

Like a black mountain on ice

Measures 2” x 1

Translucent & zoned purple fluorite perched on a bed of Ruby Jack sphalerite from the now-closed Elmwood Mine in Carthage

The muted background colours are soft purple and tan