Ammonite & Abalone Necklace campo 5cm in length or three

5cm in length or three times the size of the specimen included in the Fourth Edition Mini Museum

capping the decades-long eruption of Mount Kīlauea which began in 1983

their eggs were a spectacle to scientists

" ~ Cyrus West Field

but their roots extend back far further into the late Miocene Epoch some 11

Ammonite & Abalone Necklace campo 5cm in length or threeAmmonites are an extinct group of cephalopods that entered the fossil record 400 million years ago. This necklace is made from a fossil ammonite shell and is inlaid with iridescent abalone material. The abalone nacre can appear as blue, green, and even violet and shifts color within the light. Each necklace is set into a fine sterling silver backing with an 18" chain.