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Empire Ammolite in Calgary offers travellers artisan-crafted Ammolite and Ammonite pieces, with the rare chance to watch gemstones and jewellery being made. Inside this factory outlet store, visitors can meet gemstone artisans as they cut and polish Ammolite, and talk with jewellers designing and creating jewellery on-site. The shop functions as a full gemstone and jewellery manufacturing facility, specializing in Ammolite, an Alberta gemstone, and Ammonite fossils. Guests can learn about the rich Canadian history of Ammolite, known in First Nations tradition as Inniskim or “Buffalo Stone,” while browsing a wide range of finished pieces produced in Calgary.
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