"Diamonds are a girls best friend!" and they are found in Canada! Who knew right? Canada is not only home to diamonds but also one of Canada's national treasures, Ammolite.
“A diamond in the rough” is a phrase often used to describe a person who is incredible, once you get to know them. But what about the literal meaning of this phrase? We think of diamonds as glorious stones that are found twinkling in shop windows and adorning our bodies - not as huge operations that employ thousands of people with a myriad of exceptional skills. People with jobs from engineering to polishing all work in mining across our beautiful country. To date, diamonds have been found in Ontario, Quebec, and the Northwest Territories, and are often sent to Yellowknife for cutting and polishing. A truly Canadian diamond will have a polar bear or maple leaf laser engraved on the girth. Try finding THAT with the naked eye!
Ammolites are considered to be one of the “National Treasures of Canada” because they are extremely rare. According to korite.com, “Ammolite originates from prehistoric marine fossils that date back 71-million years. Tectonic pressure, heat and mineralization formed the gemstone…” and come from ammonites; according to canadafossils.com, ammonites are “Ammonites are the fossilized, hard shells of extinct mollusks”. What is most remarkable is the opalescence of this gem comes in all colours of the rainbow and in so many different sizes, form the size of your thumbnail to the size of a large person!
Want one more thing that sparkles on the world stage? Thanks to all our wonderful readers in 120 countries, Scrapbook & Cards Today does! I know, I know a weak segue but we want to give a copy of our latest summer issue away this hour along with our hourly prize of a loonie and a toonie! For an opportunity to win this hour's prizes be sure to leave a comment below by July 7th and we will randomly select one lucky winner this hour to win them! After leaving your comment here we hope you'll take a moment to visit us on Facebook and Instagram (@sctmagazine) and leave a comment there as well for THREE chances to win! We'll be compiling all the comments each hour.
Next hour we are sharing some fabulous layouts we received from readers!
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Fun Fact: Large parts of Canada have less gravity than the rest of Earth. The phenomenon was discovered in the 1960s.
Awesome prizes this hour! Thanks for the informative facts, as well as for the opportunity to win!
Posted by: Carey Nusbaum | July 01, 2017 at 01:05 PM
Very pretty!
Posted by: Sue LD | July 01, 2017 at 01:07 PM
Wow--that Ammolite is gorgeous!
Posted by: lisa808 | July 01, 2017 at 01:07 PM
I would take an ammolite over a diamond any day of the week. They are beautiful.
Posted by: Tona | July 01, 2017 at 01:09 PM
Beautiful gems from a beautiful country. Oh Canada!
Posted by: Debbie | July 01, 2017 at 01:09 PM
That photo of the diamond mine is amazing, looks like the ocean is about to spill into it at any moment! And the segue is totally appropriate - SCT is a publishing gem to all of us!!
Posted by: Roz Kelly | July 01, 2017 at 01:10 PM
While I am definitely a big fan of sparkle and shine, unfortunately I don't add real diamonds to my projects but I do like them to sparkle.
Thanks for sharing the facts about the mine. :)
Posted by: auntie em | July 01, 2017 at 01:14 PM
Thanks for the Fun Facts!
Posted by: Debralee Lloyd-Graham | July 01, 2017 at 01:18 PM
More fun facts... I am thinking of printing off all of these posts and putting them into my own Canadiana scrapbook!! LOL Thanks for doing this and the chance to win a some prizes!
Posted by: Jennifer Reynard | July 01, 2017 at 01:20 PM
Thanks for all the amazing facts about Canada! And thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 01, 2017 at 01:25 PM
Beautiful Gems from a Beautiful Country!
Posted by: Nadine | July 01, 2017 at 01:30 PM
My hubby gave me a ring for our 10th with the Canadian diamond. They are gorgeous!
Posted by: Karen Carvell | July 01, 2017 at 01:31 PM
Very nice! I love, love, love sparkly things.
Posted by: Lynn Ekstrom | July 01, 2017 at 01:36 PM
Canada does like to Sparkle and Shine.
Posted by: Janet MacKay | July 01, 2017 at 01:41 PM
Beautiful pictures and very interesting topics! I'd forgotten about the Canadian diamonds and ammolites. So fun to review...Happy Birthday Canada!
Posted by: Lynn Gauthier | July 01, 2017 at 01:43 PM
Lovely!
Posted by: Kelly Malacko | July 01, 2017 at 01:43 PM
wow...stunning!
Posted by: saxonr | July 01, 2017 at 01:44 PM
That's awesome!
Posted by: Sue MacGowan | July 01, 2017 at 01:49 PM
I love brilliant stones - especially
diamonds. Love the ammolite - so colorful
and beautiful.
Happy Birthday, Canada.
I'd love to have the magazine - always
looking for ideas for my greeting cards.
thanks
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | July 01, 2017 at 01:49 PM
Happy 150. I didn't know about ammolite. I'll have to check to see if our science museum has one. They look beautiful.
Posted by: super stick chick | July 01, 2017 at 01:53 PM
Beautiful gems, Happy Canada Day!
Posted by: Jen Naus | July 01, 2017 at 01:54 PM
I'm lucky enough to own some beautiful ammolite jewellery and would dearly love to own a Canadian diamond.
Posted by: Beth Anne Thomas | July 01, 2017 at 01:54 PM
Truly Canadian bling!!! Who knew!!
Posted by: Dee Hamoen | July 01, 2017 at 02:02 PM
Wowzers! I have seen Ammolite before and it is gorgeous! Happy Canada 150!
Posted by: Karen T. | July 01, 2017 at 02:04 PM
I did not know about ammolite(s) - so pretty!
Posted by: Anneke | July 01, 2017 at 02:26 PM