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World’s Largest Emerald

Ammonite: The Animal that Transforms into a Gemstone

    Photo: Different Seasons Jewelry More than 65 million years ago lived a squid like animal in the deep oceans. This was an animal called ammonite, it had a thin shell that with polishing becomes one of the rarest gemstones on earth. Ammolite is made from the fossilized remains of these shells, brought to light…