APPEARANCE: About 1-1/4 inches long; male has violet abdomen and black head and thorax; female is dark brown to black; clear wings. HABITS: Found along slow streams, shallow weedy lakes or coves of large rivers; alight on grasses and plant stems. DIET: Feed on small, soft-bodied insects.
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht ( uitspraak (info / uitleg); plaatselijk dialect t Ambacht) is een dorp en gemeente in de Nederlandse provincie Zuid-Holland. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht ligt, behalve voor wat betreft de CrezÃ©epolder, in de Zwijndrechtse Waard, een deel van IJsselmonde.
Ammolite is a rare and valuable opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada.It is arguably the rarest gemstone on earth.mmolite is one of several biogenic gemstones; others include amber and pearl. In 1981, Ammolite was given official gemstone status by the World Jewelry Confederation, the same year commercial mining of Ammolite began. It was designated the official gemstone of the Province of Alberta in 2004.