The Rainbow Gem Made from Ancient Sea Creatures

submitted by Huzzaz on 10/13/19 1

Ammonite fossils can be found all over world, but in one place, something happened that turned their remains into rainbow-colored gems that are more rare than diamonds! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/time/Fossilfocus/ammonite.html www.gia.edu/doc/Iridescent-Fossilized-Ammonite-from-Southern-Alberta-Canada.pdf www.gemsociety.org/article/ammolite-jewelry-gem-information/ ags.aer.ca/activities/ammolite.htm

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