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Buffalo Stone: See Ammolite. Burnish setting: A setting in which the gem is set flush with the setting's surface without using prongs to hold it in place.
Buffalo Stone See Ammolite. Bugle Bead A bugle bead is a long, thin, tube-shaped glass bead.
AmmoliteAmmolite (also known as korite, calcentine, or Buffalo Stone.) is a fossilized, opalized ammonite shell used as a gemstone (it is the shell of the ammonite, a fossilized marine animal, a cephalopod).
Ammolite: (also known as Buffalo Stone, calcentine, or korite) is the fossilized shell of the ammonite, an ancient cephalopod. It can be used as a gemstone and is a gray, iridescent stone with flashes of blue, green, purple, red, or yellow.
Also known as korite, calcentine, or Buffalo Stone, Ammolite is a fossilized, opalized ammonite shell used as a gemstone. It is a grey, iridescent stone with flashes of green, red, yellow or - more rarely - blue or purple.
It is also known as korite, calcentine, or Buffalo Stone. Ammolite is usually treated with a colorless, hard material to increase the strength of the stone and is often mounted as a doublet or a triplet. It is only found in southern Alberta, Canada.
See also: Chalcedony, Beryl, Gemstone, Metal, Aquamarine
 
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