If you visit Ebay or Etsy and search for ammolite you will find a huge disparity in prices for the Ammolite shown there.

The more expensive items--say from $200 and up are usually genuine however the lower priced items in the $50 and less are often fake ammolites.

Looking at the feedback from buyers of the fake items, most are pleased because they are totally unaware they have bought a fake and so give positive feedback on their purchase however if you read a lot of the feedback you will find the occasional outraged buyer who sees he has been duped and says so in no uncertain terms.

These fakes are very colourful but are easy to spot.

Real ammolite has a stone backing.These fakes are clear and two sided--both sides identical.They are a sandwich of two pieces of glass with a thin slice of paint or other material in the middle.

There is absolutely no ammolite in these fakes yet they are usually headlined as "Natural ammolite" and most are from sellers domiciled in India. Ebay and Etsy have been alerted to these fake artists multiple times but choose to do nothing

Most of these fakes are produced in India and are worth a couple of dollars a piece for costume jewelry.

To lessen the chance of falling prey to these charlatans it is best to understand that quality ammolite is not cheap and should be bought from sellers domiciled in Canada closely connected to the producer of the real stuff.

I live in the heart of ammolite country in South Alberta Canada and personally hand select the ammolites that appear on this site direct from the tables of the miner/producers themselves.This result is consistent high quality.

I have created close relationships with the finest of ammolite producers and the results show on this site.