Colour Through the Eyes of Everyone

Decided to post this here for reasons that are obvious when viewing the photos below!

The Nautilus Pearl thread took a detour with the appearance of Ammolite Ammonite fossils. (Ammonites are the dinosaur-age ancestors of the Nautilus, ammolite specimens occuring primarily in Alberta. Ammolite is fossilized nacre and was declared a gemstone in the 1981—very likely the world's rarest and most finite in supply. Like pearls and amber, it is organic in origin.)

AA-quality ammolite is iridescent in the full spectrum (red, yellow, blue) and shifts color depending on viewing angle, up to 360 degrees. My curiosity obligated me to acquire a couple of semi-finished rock specimens, with which we are extremely happy (ammolite is also highly valued by practitioners of feng shui for its powerful colors). As abalone is considered the most intensely colored and iridescent mother-of-pearl, it was suggested to compare in combination. First round goes to ammolite, clearly!
 

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Colour In the Rock pool

Colour In the Rock pool

Our rockpool pendant is made of silver,ironsand and that colour
is a natural abalone pearl - beautiful apple greenRockpool - Forum.jpg
 
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Diamonds with Pearl

Diamonds with Pearl

Colours of these diamonds are a wonderful
contrast - Champaign diamonds together with a
white diamond enhancer shows of our natural abalone
pearl at its best. I hope you like.
Forum Champaign Diam & Pearl.jpgChampaign Diamonds Forum 2.jpg
 
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Subtle Colours - Natural Pearl,Diamond and Sapphire

Subtle Colours - Natural Pearl,Diamond and Sapphire

A nice little pendant for Christmas.
Subtle colours blending nicely and a modern design
commissioned - Brief was mother and two children.
Pearl was the mothers birthstone
Diamond and Sapphire are the children.


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A nice little pendant for Christmas.
Subtle colours blending nicely and a modern design
commissioned - Brief was mother and two children.
Pearl was the mothers birthstone
Diamond and Sapphire are the children.

I thought it was pretty. Then you explained it. Now I think it's beautiful.
 
New Zealand Natural Pearl your pendant is exquisite and I love that it's design echoes the shape of an expectant mother :) Beautiful.
 
Colour of the Southern Ocean

Colour of the Southern Ocean

This is a Gorgeous pearl (photo does not do it justice)
In a simple design that reflects the sea.18ct Yellow Gold Diamond & Pearl.jpg


AND ANOTHER CONTRAST OF COLOUR
CHAMPAIGN & WHITE DIAMONDS AND NATURAL ABALONE PEARL
Here Is Another.jpg
 
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I wanted to give this thread a bump :)

I love that old threads are listed at the bottom of the pages. They may lead to wonderful places.
 
Hi Kath! I hadn't seen it either, I was astonished too!

I do remember a wonderful run of abalone pearls when Antz started unloading his collection, a few years after this post...pretty amazing. Did you bid on any of them?
 
I wanted to give this thread a bump :)

I love that old threads are listed at the bottom of the pages. They may lead to wonderful places.

Thank you! Great start to my day!
 
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