{"product_id":"ammolite-oval-earrings","title":"Ammolite Oval Earrings (Final Sale)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeventy-one million years ago, the shallow sea that covered what is now western Alberta was teeming with ammonites — coiled cephalopods that drifted through warm Cretaceous waters like living spirals. When the sea retreated and the creatures fossilized, something extraordinary happened. Mineralization, tectonic pressure, and tens of millions of years transformed their nacre into something found nowhere else on earth: ammolite, a gemstone that carries the entire visible spectrum inside a single surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one place in the world produces gem-quality ammolite — a narrow geological formation along the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta. The Blackfoot people called it Iniskim, the buffalo stone, and considered it powerful medicine. Today it remains one of the rarest organic gemstones known, recognized by the World Jewellery Confederation only in 2004. Each stone is unique, its color determined by the exact depth and compression of its ancient aragonite layers — no two pieces will ever shift light the same way. KORITE, a woman-owned operation based in Alberta, has spent decades perfecting the art of cutting and setting these stones, working directly at the source to ensure every piece meets a standard worthy of something that took seventy-one million years to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeology you can wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach earring features a hand-selected oval ammolite cabochon set in sterling silver, with a clean bezel that lets the stone do all the talking. At three-quarters of an inch from the post, they sit close and luminous — the kind of earring that catches someone's attention mid-conversation without announcing itself. Each earring weighs 3 grams, giving them a grounded, quality feel without any heaviness. The posts are hypoallergenic, and the settings are built to protect these ancient, irreplaceable stones for decades of daily wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade in Alberta, Canada by KORITE.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KORITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43442240159791,"sku":"030-E-10009","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/1065\/8863\/files\/D37F0091-D929-4885-A974-2A752EE00CDD.jpg?v=1733097029","url":"https:\/\/haroldandhazel.live\/products\/ammolite-oval-earrings","provider":"Harold \u0026 Hazel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}