Blue Semi Precious Stone From Dominican Republic

This lovely rare and spectacular mineral gem called larimar is a blue pectolite found in the dominican republic.

Blue semi precious stone from dominican republic.

Its color varies from white light blue green blue to deep blue. Copper is locked inside a crystal at the time of its formation causing the brilliant color. Hardness varies between 5 7 on the mohs scale with the darker blue stones ranging closer to 7. It has an extraordinary blue appearance similar to the color of the ocean in tropical areas.

Its coloration varies from white light blue green blue to deep blue. 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. 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. 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.