Dominican Republic Blue Stone

The attractive color of this stone makes an excellent material for our jewelry perfect for a special occasion this semi precious stone is attaining an important worldwide recognition for its rarity and the beauty of its coloring.

Dominican republic blue stone.

This lovely rare and spectacular mineral gem called larimar is a blue pectolite found in the dominican republic. Hardness varies between 5 7 on the mohs scale with the darker blue stones ranging closer to 7. Dominican republic blue stone larimar ring 925 sterling silver ring girls women ring silver gemstone ring statement ring bohemian jewelry dainty promise ring engagement gift for her. A stone of clear communication it provides the strength and courage needed to speak openly from the heart.

Larimar is found only in the dominican republic. Only 3 left in stock order soon. The first mention of the stone is in a request to mine larimar in 1916 however it wasn t until 1974 that the stone really made an appearance. A mountainous relatively inaccessible area in the province of barahona in the dominican republic.

Larimar is a rare form of pectolite which was discovered in the 1970 s and is only found in the dominican republic. Here in the dominican republic amber ambar is usually yellow reddish or green and some rare specimens are blue. Simmons 228 229 ahsian 229 a rare blue variety of pectolite larimar is found only in the dominican republic in the caribbean. It occurs as needle like crystals grown together in a solid mass and forms in cavities within basaltic lava.

Larimar is a unique variety of pectolite which is a stone with an unusual fibrous formation. Larimar or blue pectolite is an extremely rare gemstone. Larimar is also called stefilia s stone. It has an extraordinary blue appearance similar to the color of the ocean in tropical areas.

While pectolite was first described in italy in 1828 the unique bright blue variety of larimar is found only in the dominican republic in the caribbean and was only discovered in 1916 and only given its name in 1974. It s a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral pectolite found only in the dominican republic in the caribbean. Larimar s coloration varies from white light blue green blue to deep blue. It has been found only in one location.