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Dominican blue stone.
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 its coloration varies from white light blue green blue to deep blue.
Larimar or blue pectolite is an extremely rare gemstone.
Hardness varies between 5 7 on the mohs scale with the darker blue stones ranging closer to 7.
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.
Its color varies from white light blue green blue to deep blue.
This lovely rare and spectacular mineral gem called larimar is a blue pectolite found in the dominican republic.
Although several studies and theories have been carried out science does not fully understand why the dominican blue amber shows this characteristic.
Blue amber is a unique and natural phenomenon.
Larimar is a unique variety of pectolite which is a stone with an unusual fibrous formation.
A mountainous relatively inaccessible area in the province of barahona in the dominican republic.
We wholesale dominican blue amber and are at location in the dominican republic.
Here in the dominican republic amber ambar is usually yellow reddish or green and some rare specimens are blue.
Why dominican blue amber is blue.
Therefore we always have blue amber stones for sale and your inquiries are welcome.
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.
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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.
The dominican republic is full of treasures and one of our most beloved is larimar also known as stefilia s stone larimar is a rare blue variety of mineral pectolite found only in the dominican republic.
It has been found only in one location.