The jewels nabbed in the Louvre heist may still be at large, but scientists have just closed the case on another gemstone mystery: what gives rare ammolite gems their rainbow shimmer. Ammolite comes ...
For millennia, the people of the Blackfoot Confederacy – or Siksikaitsitapi – have harvested horn-like ammonite fossils called iniskim to attract buffalo and to bring good luck. It wasn’t until the ...
Ammolite is a rare kind of gemstone, valued for its vibrant iridescent colors, which shift rapidly between red, green, and blue hues. The most famous specimens come from the curled shells of ammonites ...
As ammolite is set to become Alberta’s official gemstone, stores are reminding buyers that they can pick up their own sample of ammolite in Jasper. Ammolite is a vibrant gemstone formed from an ...
LAS VEGAS, NV, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GEMXX Corporation (OTC Pink: GEMZ) is pleased to announce the launch of the world’s first Ammolite Cryptocurrency Token (AMML). TODAY the company is ...
Calgary-based Korite is a 35-year-old company, but the foundation for its business was laid 70 million years ago. It was then — during the Late Cretaceous period when southern Alberta was covered by ...
It's not a sparkly diamond or a precious sapphire, but police in Vancouver still want to find a stolen gemstone that, in Canadian terms, could rank right up there with the Hope Diamond. Police are ...
On Thursday, the Alberta government introduced an amendment to the Emblems of Alberta Act to designate ammolite as the official gemstone of Alberta. Alberta Culture Minister Ron Orr said “ammolite is ...