"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.
I am going to have to research those areas with less gravity....that is one fascinating fact!!
Posted by: Sheryll Matheson | July 01, 2017 at 02:41 PM
Wow I didn't even know about that diamond, now I want one, lol
Posted by: Kara | July 01, 2017 at 02:48 PM
Thanks for the information about ammolite! What fun today!
Posted by: Linda Smith | July 01, 2017 at 02:50 PM
Ammolites are lovely but pricey!
Posted by: CatherineC | July 01, 2017 at 03:05 PM
I'm learning so much about Canada today :)
Posted by: Kristen Kirkland | July 01, 2017 at 03:27 PM
Just like Canada. Beautiful
Posted by: Pat M | July 01, 2017 at 03:48 PM
Beautiful gems from a gem of a country!
Posted by: Janice | July 01, 2017 at 03:57 PM
Canada is full of beautiful things :)
Posted by: Amber M. | July 01, 2017 at 04:10 PM
Beautiful gems, just like your magazine xox
Posted by: Dee Brown | July 01, 2017 at 04:14 PM
I hadn't heard of Amolites before this but what a beautiful gem! Almost like the Northern Lights in a stone! Absolutely breathtaking! TFS!
Posted by: Barb macaskill | July 01, 2017 at 04:18 PM
Learning new information this hour and enjoying the fun facts. Thank you.
Posted by: Patricia Steer | July 01, 2017 at 04:36 PM
Ammolites are beautiful!!! Happy 150 Canada Day.
Posted by: BevB | July 01, 2017 at 04:46 PM
Great facts!
Posted by: Jacqueline | July 01, 2017 at 04:49 PM
My favorite rock-related fact about Canada is that Newfoundland was part of west Africa back during supercontinent Rodinia (before Pangea.) Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Karen Lingel | July 01, 2017 at 04:49 PM
Happy 150th Sister Canada!
Posted by: bette | July 01, 2017 at 04:56 PM
Canada sparkles!
Posted by: debra | July 01, 2017 at 05:08 PM
I had never heard of ammolites, but they are gorgeous. Learning so much today.
Posted by: Kim Innis | July 01, 2017 at 05:33 PM
Very nice pictures! Thanks for the fun facts and the chance to win!
Posted by: Martine M. | July 01, 2017 at 05:49 PM
Canadian bling! Great eh!
Posted by: Ana | July 01, 2017 at 06:25 PM
Would love to see ammonite in person, the picture is stunning. Happy Birthday Canada!
Posted by: Pam Sohan | July 01, 2017 at 06:27 PM
Ammolite is so beautiful! Happy Canada Day!
Posted by: Michele Washburn | July 01, 2017 at 06:49 PM
Such fun facts.
Posted by: Jean marmo | July 01, 2017 at 06:51 PM
amazing!
Posted by: gisele | July 01, 2017 at 06:58 PM
I'd never heard about ammolites. Thanks for all the great info. I'll be on the look out for those now. Would be easier to find a copy of SCT tho 😉
Posted by: Cyndi B | July 01, 2017 at 07:19 PM
You are just full of amazing facts about our country
Posted by: Marg Gutland | July 01, 2017 at 07:26 PM