The Inn and Spa at Heartwood
Ammolite Jewelry
from Korite International
Ammolite is Canada's Gemstone. Extremely rare and beautiful, Ammolite's iridescent colours glow with the beauty of the rainbow.
Millions of years of tectonic pressure created this beautiful gem from the fossilized remains of the ammonite shell.
A glittering addition to any jewelry collection, Ammolite's luminous qualities rival the famous black opal for colour and fire.
The Heartwood is pleased to offer these exclusive designs from Korite International.
- A Rare Treasure
- Each Ammolite gem is unique in brilliance, colour and pattern. The rarest and most desirable show three or more colours and are graded AA.
- Korite uncovers the richest and rarest Ammolite in the world and commissions world renowned jewelry designers to create timeless designs.
- These jewelry collections encompass casual, contemporary and elegant designs that all reflect the arresting brilliance of the Ammolite gem.
- Every unique piece is treasured by the world's most glamorous women and sophisticated men.
- Give your special someone an everlasting gift of Ammolite.
- Millions of years in the making
- Ammolite is formed from the mineralized remains of an upper Cretaceous fossil called the Ammonite Placenticeras. These hard shelled squid-like marine animals became extinct 65 million years ago.
- The gemstone material is formed from the compacted remains of the shell which was exposed to eons of elemental movement, mineralization, intense heat and pressure.
- Ammolite was granted official gemstone status in 1981 by CIBJO International Commission of Coloured Gemstones.
- Ammolite is graded according to color and brilliance.
- There are four grades of ammolite:
- AA: Highest grade displaying three or more brilliant sharp colours, also considered to be collection grade. Found most often in one of a kind designer pieces.
- A: One or more distinct colours or play of colours.
- A– Standard Grade: Colors are slightly less distinct and may show directional color.
- B: Faint, less distinct color.
- Korite International
- There is only one economically viable ammolite deposit in the world located in Southern Alberta, near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
- Korite International has operated the largest commercial Ammolite mine in this area since the early 1980's.
- Find out more at www.ammolite.com