{"id":24052,"date":"2021-02-01T08:14:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platearjewels.com\/?p=24052"},"modified":"2021-02-24T02:43:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T09:43:43","slug":"ammolite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/ammolite\/","title":{"rendered":"Ammolite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ammolite<\/strong> is the gemstone derived from the fossilized shell of the ammonite species <strong>Placeenticeros Meeki, <\/strong>it is known as <strong><u>Alberta&#8217;s Gemstone.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Origin-:<\/u><\/strong> Ammolite was first discovered by <strong>Blackfoot Indians<\/strong> in an area of bordering in the <strong>Canadian Rocky mountains.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Synonyms-: A<\/u><\/strong>apoak, calcentine, gem ammonite, korite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>Ammolite<\/strong> is available as-:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Natural stones-:<\/u><\/strong> A layer of ammolite gem naturally bonded to a matrix or more rarely a solid two sided pieces of gem. These are usually free from shapes and are sold by carat weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Doublets-:<\/u><\/strong> A polished layer of ammolite bonded to a hard shale back. Also usually free from shapes, but sold by weight or size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Triplet-: <\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;A layer of gem sandwiched between a protective packaging and hard spinel top. These stones are&nbsp; strongly recommended for application that involve day to day wear, particularly ring settings. Calibrated and sold by size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong><u>Color-:<\/u><\/strong> Gray to brown with iridescence of full spectrum of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, Indigo and violet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Hardness-:<\/u><\/strong> 4.5 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong><u>Luster<\/u><\/strong>-: Greasy to dull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Occurrence-:<\/u><\/strong> Bear Paw sea formation that extends from Alberta to Saskatchewan in Canada and to south to Montana in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Metaphysical Properties-:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is one of only three organic gemstones (Ammolite , Pearl and Amber). Ammolite&nbsp;&nbsp; is unique because it is a fossil as well as a gemstone, and thus protected under the Canadian Fossil Act.<\/li><li>Stone of luck by blackfoot Indians and is called inskim or buffalo stone.<\/li><li>It is believed to possess healing power and is often added to medicine bundles.<\/li><li>Feng shui followers believe it has the power to detoxify the body and improve overall well-being by improving the body\u2019s flow of energy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Care and maintenance-:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Clean with mild soap and water or a commercial purpose cleaner.<\/li><li>Ultrasonic cleaners should be avoided.<\/li><li>The lightly acid solution used in them can attack the surface of a natural stone and stress the layers in a triplet.<\/li><li>Steam cleaning should be avoided.<\/li><li>With proper care the stone will last indefinitely.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Routine enhancement-:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Ammolite is often impregnated with colourless, hardened substances which help to lend strength to the naturally fragile gemstones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ammolite is the gemstone derived from the fossilized shell of the ammonite species Placeenticeros Meeki, it is known as Alberta&#8217;s Gemstone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24052"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24239,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24052\/revisions\/24239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platear.in\/platearjewels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}