Larimar Ring / Cabochon / new- 3.56 g - (1)

Ring Larimar / Cabochon / new Set in 925 sterling silver Weight: 3.56 g 13.0 mm x 10.8 mm New and unworn Ring size: U 57 UK P 1/2 US 8.0 FR 17 Inner diameter: 18.1 mm Larimar is a blue-and-white variegated variety of pectolite, which has so far been found only at two localities: in a transformed ultrabasic volcanic rock on the Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic and at “Fittà” near Soave in Italy. Larimar has nothing to do with the blue amber that also occurs on Hispaniola, which is sometimes processed in the same facilities in Puerto Plata and in the same manner as pectolite. Larimar was only discovered in 1974 (the claim that Larimar was known to the island’s indigenous inhabitants is a legend) and has been commercially used as a gemstone since the early 1980s. Compared with white pectolite, Larimar is harder (up to 6 on the Mohs scale) and occurs exclusively in dense, fine-crystalline aggregates. The sky-blue color is due to trace amounts of vanadium (not copper, since there are verifiably copper-free Larimar); there are also greenish varieties whose color is probably due to lattice defects. Shipping as insured registered mail

Estimate:$1.12

View all items fromCatawikiorEthnographic