Larimar Drop Ring Size 7.5
Larimar Drop Ring Size 7.5
Mineral: Pectolite var. Larimar
Origin: Los Chupaderos in the section of Los Checheses, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of the city of Barahona in the southwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
Color: Light Blue, Dark Blue and White
Treatment: None
Material: Sterling Silver (925)
Size: 7.5
Approximate Top Dimensions: 2.3cm x 1.2cm x 1cm
Approximate Band Dimensions: 0.5cm to 0.3cm
Weight: 11g
10% of this purchase will be donated to The Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Miguel Méndez and Peace Corps volunteer Norman Rilling rediscovered Larimar in 1974 on a beach at the foot of the Bahoruco Mountain Range, the coastal province of Barahona. Natives believed that the stone came from the sea, and they called the gem Blue Stone.
Miguel took his young daughter's name Larissa and the Spanish word for sea (mar) and formed Larimar, to suggest the colors of the Caribbean Sea where it was found. The few stones that they found were alluvial sediment, washed into the sea by the Bahoruco River. An upstream search revealed the in situ outcrops in the range and soon the Los Chupaderos mine was formed.
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