Ammolite - Canada 2aaf8c6acfdc6f4d7132de6e4abdab8e 6 million years ago

6 million years ago

owing to an elongate tapering body with a squid-like tail

these artifacts are an early representation of the so-called Bronze Age

The name Aquamarine translates toaqua marina "water of the sea" in Latin

Ammolite - Canada 2aaf8c6acfdc6f4d7132de6e4abdab8e 6 million years agoAmmolite is a natural creation, formed by multiple thin layers of aragonite on Ammonites, 'a shelled sea animal similar to a nautilus', creating a beautiful display of iridescent color rivaling that of fine opal. These special pieces are highly valued because of their rarity in locality and quality. There is only a small area of the St. Mary River, in southwestern Alberta, Canada, where the world's commercial supply of Ammolite comes from. Only two