Ammolite pendant, in silver spiney oyster

Ammolite pendant, in silver spiney oysterAmmonites 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

Some areas have the sheen and others are matte

Acrylic base is included

5 cm x 3 cm)

Signed by the artisan but I cannot figure out the marker’s mark (in case anyone knows)

golden honey calcite cluster from Fujjan

Terrific luster

This will ship to you in the shown display

in a newly-opened pocket of the Lubin Mine

Fengjiashan Mine

maybe markings from the mining process

Self-standing on the matrix

the structural lines and surface texture make it especially desirable