Multicolored ammolite pendant drop 33mm AAA silver

Dimensions:

33mm with bail

Beautiful silver pendant composed of a 20mm X 15mm multi-colored opalescent drop-shaped cabochon in Canadian ammolite.
Patterns and colors may vary from pendant to pendant.

Ammolite is the trade name for the gem quality of a colorful, iridescent fossil shell of two ammonites: Placenticeras meeki and Placenticeras intercalare.
The gemstone consists of the finest aragonite plates, which create vivid colors through the interference of light.
Formation: Cretaceous
To protect the sensitive surface of the Ammolite, it was sealed with acrylic.

It has been considered an official gemstone by the CIBJO since 1981, the year it began commercial exploitation. In 2004, it was designated the official gemstone of the Province of Alberta, Canada. In jewelry, ammolite even rivals opal.

This stone was known to the Blackfoot Native Americans. They used it as a sacred ornament for rites preceding the bison hunt, as well as for medical purposes.