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  • noun A rare and valuable opal-like gemstone, made of the fossilized shells of ammonites.

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  • You could FEEL the heat!! ... and now that Ive seen one in in person I want to get a ammolite ring.

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  • The fossilization makes the ammolite more glitteringly, radiantly beautiful than any piece of abalone would ever be.

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