2755a PYRITE Ammonite Gold DRUZY Chamber LG 1.3\" Russia Kosmoceras
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Imagine holding in your hand a 110 million year old fossil. Some ammonites aremuch older than that. Even older than the dinosaurs. Oceans at the time were teeming with life. Predators were everywhere. And it was a live fast, or die hardworld for the ammonites. In fact, ammonites closely resemblemodern squids, octopus and the chambered nautilus. Ammonites were carnivores as well.
Fossils were once found only in museums -NOWyou can OWN one!!! You can hold in your hand a partof the ancient fossil record from the time the dinosaurs roamed the earth.
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Description: Kosmoceras Pyrite Ammonite from Russia. In most ammonites the shell is replaces with calcite, in thisammonite the shell is Naturally replaced with Pyrite. This ammonite has been cut in half then mounted on a pyrite matrix base. YESthis is a natural ammonite. It just has it\'s shell removed, so you can see the \'cool\' Druzy pyrite. Druzy pyrite is applied to the back.
Weight (lbs): 34 carats
Weight (kg): 7 grams
Size (inches): Ammonite: 1.3" x 1.0"
Size (mm): Ammonite: 32mm x 26mm
Mine location: Volga River, Mickhailov, Russia
Item Number: 2755
Retail value: $249
Closest living relative - Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and it\'s closest cousin the Nautilus.
First appeared - in shallow seas 415 million year ago.
Extinct - in a catoclysmic event in the Cretaceous, will the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago.
Began life - less than 1 mm in diameter. About the size of a period in this sentence. But they grew fast.
Females - reported to grow 400% bigger than males.
Shells - comprised of chambers growing as the ammonite did. Making 13 new chambers each year. The ammonite lived in the last section, called the living segment.
Medieval Europe - Ammonites were thought to be petrified snakes. They were called "snakestones" or "serpent stones". Ammonites were said to be evidence for the actions of St. Hilda and St. Patrick. Traders would carve the face of a snake into the wide end of the ammonite fossil and sell them to the public.
The name Ammonite - comes from their spiral shape. The fossilized shells somewhat resembled tightly coiled rams\' horns. Pliny the Elder (79 A.D. near Pompeii) called these fossils - ammonis cornua ("horns of Ammon") . Because the Egyptian god Amman was typically depicted wearing ram\'s of ammonites -
Cleoniceras - These most colorful ammonites come from Madagascar, off the coast of Africa. Cleoniceras is the most common type in Madagascar. 99% of the ammonites found in Madagascar are this species, with a smooth shell and angled segments. The animal actually lived in the very last segments. Variations in price are due to color differences and how many crystal cavities (or open \'cave like\' structures) in the segments. On average 110 million years old.
Perisphinctes -Less than1% of Madagascar ammonites are this type. Ridges are on the back with a complete different growth pattern. The chambers are also more compact and of a different shape. Frequently one of the most brightly colored. On normal ammonites, the middle is thicker. On Perisphinctes the inner coils are smallerwhich is a rare occurance among ammonites. These always command a high price. (RARE)
Fire ammonites - Also from Madagascar. Notoriously hard to photograph. Fire ammonites have a gorgeous jewel red flash to them. In fact this jewel red flash is so hard to photograph that we have to take over 100 pictures, just to get 10 good photos. Similiar to opals in their brilliance. Occasional flashes of blue, green and purple can be seen.Fire ammoniteslook much better in person than in the photograph. (LIMITEDQUANTITY)
Rainbow iridescent - Running from blue to white in base color, iridescents have a multiple color personality all their own. These are hard to photograph as well. Stunning blue, green, red and pink can be seen as they are moved in the light. Not as hard to photograph as the FIRERED, but still hard to photograph. Again these are found in Madagascar only rarely. (LIMITEDQUANTITY)
Pyrite ammonites - Pyrite actually replaces the animal shell. A very odd occurance. (Calcite replacesthe animalshell in most of theother ammonites.)Pyrite ammonites are species Kosmoceras. Kosmoceras frequently have a opalized shell on the outside.Occasionally this shell is rainbow iridescent. Stunning colors of red, green, blue and other bright colors. In Russia, they use a chemical solution to remove the shell on one-half of the ammonite. This exposed the pyrite segments inside. These are only found in Russia, in the Volga River area. Most are around 165 million years old.
Orthoceras - Straight ammonites from Morocco. Frequently found with round Morocco ammonites called goniatites. About 400 million years old, some of the oldest ammonites. (moderately common) Big ones are rare.
Goniatites - Curved ammonites from Morocco. Small ones are moderately common. Large ones up to 12" are much rarer and in higher demand as decorator pieces. The reason? The wide ones frequently stand by themselves. Usually grey, black and white in color. Sometimes in earth tones. Goniatites are frequently 400 million years old, some of the oldest ammonites. (small ones moderately common, large are rarer)
UKammonites - We occasionally have Rainbow colored (2-3")Psilocercy from Dorset England. About200 million years old. And small black & white Promicoceras from Lyme Regis, Dorset, which rarely exceed 1". We have a few golden black Dactiloceras from Whitby, UK. About 165 million years old. (VERYLIMITEDQUANTITY)
On a recent trip to Germany - I was able to acquire a few Orthosphinctes from Malm gamma, Bischberg. Nice greenish yellow 2-3" ammonites on matrix. (LIMITEDQUANTITY)
Check our other listings for these and other types of fine Ladies Coop - Most ammonites come from Madagascar, off the coast of Africa. Madagascar has all the problems that that the African continenthas. One way you and I cancombat this is to buy our ammonites from a \'Ladies Coop\'. This is where I get my ammonites. Not all dealers buy from this source. We will get to the \'ladies coop\' in a minute.
A few facts about Madagascar - Averageper capitaincome is $1000 to $1553 per year. With an average family size of 6.6.
That makes the average family income in Madagascar $6,600 to $10,000 per year. Enough for the basics, but not much else. Imagine trying to feedyour family of 6-7 people with only $6600 per year?
Madagascarfamilies have hard working people, they don\'t want a \'hand out\'. But folks, we can give them a \'hand up\'. The men go out and do the digging and rough surface mining. Hot sweaty, back breaking work. The women at the \'ladies co-op\' work together as a team. Splitting or cutting the ammonite down the middle with a diamond saw. Then polishing the inside to a high gloss and then polishing outside to show the shells\' true variety. This can take up to 6 hours per ammonite.
Today 90% of the animals on Madagascar are found no where else. Even in ancient times the ammonites of Madagascar\'s shallow sea were unique. And no other local produces ammonites of such wide ranging colors. Of the affordable ammonites, Madagascar produces the best and most colorful.
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NEW POSTAL RATES AS OF - All fossilshave some repairs.Beingburied under tonsof rubble tends to berough. None comes out of the ground perfect and whole. Almost all fossils have repairs. One of the reasons I photograph the back is so that you can see the repair work that hasbeen done.
Almost all of the fossils you see ina musuem have had some type of repair work done. Only tiny fossils haveminimal repair work on them. The folks in Madagascar do a very professional job, however occasionally natural cracks are visible on the surface. This is part of the natural beauty of the fossil and not considered a defect. Simply hit \'supersize\' on the picture to get a bigger view.
Photography - Ammonites, especially the opalized ones are not easy to photograph. I photograph outside in full sun for true color rendition. Occasionally clouds come over that make the color less than it really is. On rare occasions I supplement with a flash to highlight details. Lighting ammonites correctly will bring out their best color. Halogen works the best. The hand or finger in the photo is to give you a comparision of size. We realize it is hard to tell the size of an ammonite by the picture alone. Keep in mind differnet moniters display colors differently. We edit with ammonite next to us. However when we move the laptop from living room to office sometimes the colors look slightly different even on the same computer.
Measurements - All ammonites are measured from the tip to across. This is the industry standard. Then we measure across.
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Conclusion -
Fossils, and ammonite s in particular, at one time were only found in museums. And cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. Today YOU can own a piece of the fossil record. An animal that lived over 100 million years ago.
You can also help feed a family of hard working people in Madagascar. They are not looking for a \'hand-out\', just a \'hand up\'. And a way to feed their family. Just like you and I try to do. They are trying to make life better for theirchildren, just like you and I try to do.
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