<TABLE BORDER=0 TITLE="Unconventional Lapidarist" SUMMARY="Unconventional Lapidarist"> <TR> <TD><A HREF="http://www.unconventionallapidarist.com" TITLE="Unconventional Lapidarist"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/lapidarist/lapidarist-logo-small.jpg" ALT="Unconventional Lapidarist" NAME="Unconventional Lapidarist" BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD> <TD><H1><A HREF=http://store.unconventionallapidarist.com/Category667>Designer Cabochons</A> / Ammolite</H1></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><p><b>Ammolite</b> is a rare and valuable opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. It is made of the fossilized shells of ammonites, which in turn are composed primarily of aragonite, the same mineral that makes up nacreous pearls. It is one of several biogenic gemstones; others include amber and pearl.<sup>1</sup> In 1981, ammolite was given official gemstone status by the World Jewellery Confederation, the same year commercial mining of ammolite began. It was designated the official gemstone of the Province of Alberta in 2004 and the official gemstone of the City of Lethbridge in 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></sup></p> <p>Ammolite is also known as <i>aapoak</i> (<span class="mw-redirect">Kainah</span> for "small, crawling stone"), gem ammonite, <b>calcentine</b>, and <b>korite</b>. The latter is a trade name given to the gemstone by the Alberta-based mining company Korite International, the first and largest commercial producer of ammolite.</p> <font class="font2">This article is licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html" class="external text" title="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GNU Free Documentation License</a>. It uses material from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammolite" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammolite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia article "Ammolite"</a></font></P> <BR clear=left><BR><P><A HREF=http://store.unconventionallapidarist.com/Product16680 TITLE="Ammolite Cabochon"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/lapidarist/images/t_amltcabs1037.jpg" ALIGN=left ALT="Ammolite Cabochon" NAME="Ammolite Cabochon" BORDER=0></A> <A HREF=http://store.unconventionallapidarist.com/Product16680 TITLE="Ammolite Cabochon">Ammolite Cabochon</A> -- <STRIKE>$75.00</STRIKE> <font color=black><B>$52.50</B></font> -- Ammolite Cabochon( 12mm x 5mm x 2.3mm )</P> <BR clear=left><BR><P><A HREF=http://store.unconventionallapidarist.com/Product16702 TITLE="Ammolite Cabochon"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/lapidarist/images/t_amltcabs1056.jpg" ALIGN=left ALT="Ammolite Cabochon" NAME="Ammolite Cabochon" BORDER=0></A> <A 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