Light Blue Stone Larimar

The blue color is photosensitive and fades with time if exposed to too much light and heat.

Light blue stone larimar.

In 1979 the stone was classified semi precious stone and is today depicted as a fine stone. Shop beautiful light blue stone beads from natural gemstones like blue lace agate angelite larimar and aquamarine. The natives believed the stone came from the sea thus naming it the blue stone. Originally discovered in 1916 it was named by the dominican who re discovered it in 1974 taking the first letters of his daughter s name larissa and the.

Our larimar pendants are carefully handmade in simply beautiful and mesmerizing designs letting the larimar stone shine on its own with its unique pattern of caribbean light deep blue and blue green sea watercolors. Larimar is also known as the dolphin stone blue pectolite atlantis stone and stefilia s stone. This makes it a challenge for lapidaries and a risky choice for jewelry. 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.

Though more common as a pale yellow stone sillimanite can have pale blue hues like a light tone aquamarine. 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. It has been found only in one location. This will lower the price depending on the size and color of the impurity.

Most dark blue specimens have been dyed. This deep blue to an almost sky blue with light white marbling is the most expensive gemstone. Browse our selection of high quality sky blue and pale blue stone beads of many shapes and sizes for jewelry making. Larimar or blue pectolite is an extremely rare gemstone.

Larimar is also known as the healing stone. Larimar also lorimar is a rare blue variety of pectolite found only in the caribbean sea. Larimar aids in the ability of a person to relay speech and action straight. Although fairly hard 6 5 7 5 this material is also brittle and may cleave or fracture easily.

A larimar stone jewel will give you that special embellishing touch. Larimar also comes in green and even with red spots brown strikes etc due to the presence of other minerals and or oxidation. Blue is photosensitive and may fade over time if exposed to too much light or heat. But the more intense the blue color and the contrast in the stone the higher and rarer is the quality.

A mountainous relatively inaccessible area in the province of barahona in the dominican republic. The doctor miguel méndez by associating his daughter s name larissa and the spanish word for sea mar came up with the name larimar.