![]() ![]() We are often asked how to use gemstones for spiritual or health benefits and while we are certainly not experts in this field we have gained some experience and knowledge. It will increase your mental powers, aid creativity, lift libido and fertility and enhance the clarity needed for decision making. It can help regulate your heart beat and stabilize blood pressure. The energies of this gemstone will help you harmonize your environment, bring you prosperity and good fortune, protect you from physical and spiritual harm and change negative energy into positive energy.Īmmolite will help detoxify and purify your body, give you an energy boost and increase your stamina. It represents many aspects of life including rebirth, energy, seasons, growth, journeys, development and many others. The ammonite mollusks that are the source of all ammolites had spiral shaped shells and this is a very ancient and powerful configuration which can be found in archaic artwork of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Aborigines of Australia. ![]() The same mineral makes up the lining of oysters and abalones which creates mother-of-pearl and pearls so incorporates their spiritual powers too. It is formed by the fossilization of shells of ammonite mollusks - a prehistoric sea creature similar to a nautilus or squid - and these shells contain aragonite, a mineral which increases energy, boost self confidence and relieves stress. The power of this gemstone comes from a variety of sources. Since then the stone has been regarded as a powerful amulet to provide all the needs for life and to bring good luck. Not long after a herd of buffalo came to feed not far from their camp and the hunters could get enough food to feed their people. ![]() She entered the cave and found a rainbow colored stone which she took back to her village. The next day she was collecting firewood when she heard a song coming from a cave. ![]() One of the tribeswoman had a dream about a magical gemstone that would draw the buffalo. If they did not find food they would starve. An old tale tells of a period of time when the tribe had no luck in hunting buffalo and the cold winter was drawing in. The traditional Blackfoot tribal lands stretched from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains in what is now present-day Alberta in Canada and Montana in the USA. Long before Ammolite was marketed to the world as a gemstone it was known to the Blackfoot tribes of Canada as 'Iniskim' or the buffalo stone and it was believed to have the power to attract buffalo during the time for hunting. Each color in ammolite represents a different layer of the gem material. Thicker layers produce the reds and greens and are more durable, thinner layers show off the blues and violets and are more delicate and liable to fracture so are less common and more valuable. Thinner surfaces have that bit more distance to travel than the slightly thicker layers, in addition the waves of light from these different depths interfere with one another producing all the different color on display. What color it shows depends on the thickness of the ammolite - we are talking of thicknesses of only a few microns but it has a huge effect on the colors we see. The surface of the ammolite reflects a variety of beautiful colors when illuminated by natural or artificial light. The color is caused by interference, a bit like what you have probably seen in soap bubbles or oil in a puddle of water. What causes the color in Ammolites?Īmmolites are made up of a variety of chemicals including aluminum, chromium, copper and iron but unlike other gemstones this does not cause the wide array of colors that they display. The colors should be visible as you turn the stone in all directions and should be able to be described as vivid, bright, brilliant, reflective or dazzling. The most valuable ammolites show lively colors in two or three hues with each color having a good coverage of the gemstone's surface. Green and red is the most prevalent color whilst blue and purple are more rare occurrences. Ammolites can come in almost any color you could imagine and often all on the same gemstone. ![]()
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