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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At IFLScience, we often like to talk about the Mantelpiece Of Dreams, a line-up of rare geological trinkets we’d like to shine down on us as we sit on the sofa (were it not for, you know, ethics).

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN - GEMXX Corporation ( OTC: GEMZ ) ("GEMXX" or the "Company"), a leader in the Ammolite gems mine-to-market segment, is pleased to announce that ...

Ammolite, a gemstone from southern Alberta, showcases brilliant colours from ancient marine shells. These fossils, over 70 million years old, possess unique nanostructures that manipulate light.

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds. By Alexa Robles-Gil Millions of years ago, squid-like creatures called ammonites swam ...

Ammolite joins the wild rose, petrified wood, bighorn sheep, bull trout, and great horned owl as an official emblem of Alberta, so there’s bound to be a right-wing splinter party named after it soon.

LAS VEGAS, NV, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GEMXX Corporation (OTC Pink: GEMZ) Further to the launch of the company’s Ammolite backed Cryptocurrency (AMML) on November 30, 2021, the company is ...