Larimar is a rare form of pectolite which was discovered in the 1970 s and is only found in the dominican republic.
Blue semi precious stone from dominican republic.
High on an isolated mountain top miners use only picks and shovels to work the deposits of this unique caribbean gemstone.
The rare blue stone was a type of stone called pectolites which were not yet known in the dominican republic and the request was rejected and the mine was more or less forgotten.
This lovely rare and spectacular mineral gem called larimar is a blue pectolite found in the dominican republic.
Larimar also called stefilia s stone is a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral pectolite found only in the dominican republic in the caribbean.
Copper is locked inside a crystal at the time of its formation causing the brilliant color.
Larimar jewelry larimar is an ocean blue semi precious gemstone often mistaken for turquoise or jade found in a remote mountain region of the caribbean.
Also known as stefilia s stone larimar is a rare blue variety of mineral pectolite found only in the dominican republic.
Its color varies from white light blue green blue to deep blue.
Hardness varies between 5 7 on the mohs scale with the darker blue stones ranging closer to 7.