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Lot 8298
Small Iridescent Ammonite
3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$15,000 - US$18,000
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Find your local specialistSmall Iridescent Ammonite
Placenticeras meeki
Late Cretaceous
Bearpaw Formation, Southern Alberta, Canada
From a locality famous for its brilliantly colored ammonites, the present 70 – 75 million-year-old specimen is even more vibrantly colored than most, displaying radiantly flashing reds and greens. The stunning iridescent covering is known as ammolite and is one of only two fossil materials classified as a gemstone (the other is amber.) Measures 8 x 8 x 2in
Late Cretaceous
Bearpaw Formation, Southern Alberta, Canada
From a locality famous for its brilliantly colored ammonites, the present 70 – 75 million-year-old specimen is even more vibrantly colored than most, displaying radiantly flashing reds and greens. The stunning iridescent covering is known as ammolite and is one of only two fossil materials classified as a gemstone (the other is amber.) Measures 8 x 8 x 2in
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Offered with a wooden stand.

