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Gorgeous vintage opalized Ammonite fossil pendant, set in .925 Sterling Silver. Beautiful fire opal like iridescence in a stunningly artistic setting that complements perfectly the nautilus like shape of the fossil. Measures approximately 1-1/8" long by 7/8" across.

Some interesting information about ammonite fossils, quoting from Wikipedia:

Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e. octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish) than they are to shelled nautiloids such as the living Nautilus species. The name ammonite, from which the scientific term is derived, was inspired by the spiral shape of their fossilized shells, which somewhat resemble tightly-coiled rams' horns. Pliny the Elder (d. 79 AD. near Pompeii) called fossils of these animals ammonis cornua ("horns of Ammon") because the Egyptian god Ammon (Amun) was typically depicted wearing ram's horns. Other fossils, such as many found in Madagascar and Alberta (Canada), display iridescence. These iridescent ammonites are often of gem quality (ammolite) when polished. In no case would this iridescence have been visible during the animal's life; additional shell layers covered it.

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Please use this number when ordering: VJ0373

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