named for ammon, the
egyptian god of procreation
and life, these ancient marine
mollusks were similar to the
modern squid, octopus,
and nautiloids.
what are ammonites?
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ammonites have been
collected and prized
for their geometrical
beauty and dramatic
colors for many
thousands of years.
the necklaces shown on this page
all feature ammonites as a focal point.
other necklaces or pins
with ammonites are scattered
throughout the "available jewelry"
and "pins" pages ... unless, of course,
they're sold, in which case you can
find them in the archives.
for some reason jewelry with
ammonites is quite popular
with men and women, young and old,
and sells very, very quickly.
creatures of the open tropical seas,
ammonites are abundant in
limestones from tropical reefs. the
characteristic spiral was formed by
partitions or chambers of the coiled
shell where the ammonite lived. once
the ammonite grew too large for its
living chamber, it formed a new one
and moved into it. the empty chambers
filled with gas to assist buoyancy at
different depths in the oceans.
after a 330 million year survival on earth, ammonites became extinct
at the end of the cretaceous period, some 65 million years ago.
if you would like even more information on ammonites, click on the following link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonite
ammonite jewelry
jewelry with ammonites
designed and created by christian gollub,
the jewelry on this page features ammonites
the largest ammonite shell
ever found is well over
6 feet in diameter.
yes, that's 6 feet,
not inches.