Guide to Ammolites

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Kinds of Ammolites include the following:

Form types

Ammolite doublets

• Ammolite doublets have free form colors.
• They consist of minerazoled fossil shells.
• They usually have slight curves where color flashes roll off with movement.
• They usually come in green, orange, and yellow.
• They naturally have light refractive and dichromatic shift properties that provide color changes under natural daylight and fluorescent light.
  
  
  

• Ammolite triplets consist of a bottom usually made from the dark, gray layer of shale and a cap made with natural optical quartz or synthetic spinel.
• The top layer protects the entire stone from external factors and helps project its brilliant color.
• The bottom layer provides thickness and protection.
• They are sturdier and more durable for jewelry production than ammolite doublets.
  
  
  

• AA ammolite stones are graded with double A.
• They exhibit three or more brilliant colors in roughly equal proportions.
  
  
  

• A+ ammolite stones are graded with A+.
• They exhibit two to three brilliant colors.
  
  
  

• A ammolite stones are graded with A.
• They exhibit two or more light colors.
  
  
  

• Standard ammolite stones are usually gradeless.
• They exhibit one or more distinct colors.
• They are the dullest ammolites, having one comparatively dull, dominant color.
  
  
  

Durability: For durability, choose red or green ammolites. Those in other colors are prone to scratching and breakage.

Rarity: If you want rare ammolites, look for those with a crimson, violet, or gold color.

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