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ammonite placenticeras, sp. mésozoïque, crétacé, 135 à 65 millions d'années, Bear Paw formation, Alberta, Canada
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description
- Diam. 43,5 cm
- 16,96 in
l'entière surface de cette précieuse ammonite, tant l'envers que le revers, est recouverte d'ammolite, une matière considérée comme une gemme précieuse et destinée à la haute joaillerie. Déjà connues et appréciées par les amérindiens de la tribu Blackfoot qui les utilisaient comme ornement sacré pour les rites précédant les grandes chasses au bison et donc censées apporter le plein succès et le bonheur dans toutes les entreprises du clan, elles étaient aussi utilisées à des fins médicinales comme pouvaient l'être pour nous en occident le bézoard ou la défense de narval. Cette pierre précieuse aux couleurs extrêmement vives et irisées provient exclusivement du sud de la province d'Alberta au Canada. Elle fut officiellement reconnue comme une gemme précieuse au même titre que l'Opale en 1981 par la Confédération Internationale de Bijouterie. Cette ammonite se singularise entre toutes ses consoeurs par l'intensité de son irisation et la magnificence de ses couleurs chatoyantes formées de vert, de violet, de bleu, de rouge et enfin de jaune. cette pièce est présentée sur un socle.
The entire surface of this precious ammonite, as much on one side as the other, is covered in ammolite, a material that is considered to be like a precious gem, destined for luxury jewelry. The American Indians of the Blackfoot tribe were well acquainted with and very much appreciated ammolite. They used them as ornaments consecrating the rites leading up to bison hunts as they were supposed to great success and happiness in all of the affairs of the clan. They were also used for medical purposes for us in the West against bezoar and the defense of Narval.
This precious rock of extremely bright and iridescent colors comes exclusively from the south of the Alberta province of Canada. It was officially recognized as a precious gem named "Opal" in 1981 by the International Confederation of Jewels. This ammonite is exceptional because of the intensity of its iridescence and the magnificence of its shimmering colors- green, purple, blue, red, and yellow. The excavation and export of this type of item is under strict surveillance by the Canadian government and remains subject to certain authorities. This ammonite is supported by its official documents. Mounted on a pedestal.
The entire surface of this precious ammonite, as much on one side as the other, is covered in ammolite, a material that is considered to be like a precious gem, destined for luxury jewelry. The American Indians of the Blackfoot tribe were well acquainted with and very much appreciated ammolite. They used them as ornaments consecrating the rites leading up to bison hunts as they were supposed to great success and happiness in all of the affairs of the clan. They were also used for medical purposes for us in the West against bezoar and the defense of Narval.
This precious rock of extremely bright and iridescent colors comes exclusively from the south of the Alberta province of Canada. It was officially recognized as a precious gem named "Opal" in 1981 by the International Confederation of Jewels. This ammonite is exceptional because of the intensity of its iridescence and the magnificence of its shimmering colors- green, purple, blue, red, and yellow. The excavation and export of this type of item is under strict surveillance by the Canadian government and remains subject to certain authorities. This ammonite is supported by its official documents. Mounted on a pedestal.
Literature
Arkell et al, 1957, Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L. Geologial Soc. of America, Univ of Kansas Press R.C Moore (Ed).
W.A. Cobban and Hook, S.C. 1983 Mid-Cretaceous (Turonian) Ammonite Fauna from Fense Lake area of West-Central New Mexico, Memoir 41, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Ressources, Socorro, NM.
W.A. Cobban and Hook, S.C 1979, Collignoniceras Woollgari (Mantell) Ammonite fauna from upper Cretaceaous of Western Interior, Unites States, Memoi 37, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Ressources, Socorro, NM.
Discovering fossils : How to Find and Identify Remains of he Prehistoric Past (Fossils & Dinosaurs) by Frank A. Garcia, Donald S. Miller and Jasper Burns.