The Globe and Mail

Alberta Ammolite miner putting one of the jewellery industry’s most under-the-radar gemstones under the spotlight

For millennia, the people of the Blackfoot Confederacy – or Siksikaitsitapi – have harvested horn-like ammonite fossils called iniskim to attract buffalo and to bring good luck. It wasn’t until the ...
Indiatimes

This 70-million-year-old fossil still glows with shifting colours; scientists finally know why

Beneath the shale beds of southern Alberta lies one of Earth’s most extraordinary natural treasures, a gemstone that captures light as vividly today as it did when dinosaurs roamed. Known as Ammolite, ...
Financial Post

From ammonite to ammolite: Alberta miner looks to put 'rarest gemstone in the world' on the map

Calgary-based Korite is a 35-year-old company, but the foundation for its business was laid 70 million years ago. It was then — during the Late Cretaceous period when southern Alberta was covered by ...
Calgary Herald

Gemstone company pursuing market growth for ammolite, 'Alberta's best-kept secret'

Calgary-based Korite is a 35-year-old company, but the foundation for its business was laid 70 million years ago. It was then — during the Late Cretaceous period when southern Alberta was covered by ...
CBC.ca

Blood reserve rockhunter brings iridescent fossil shells 'back to the world'

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ammolite is a rock ...