Larimar from the Dominican Republic in 925/000 silver "Prestige" pendant

Larimar is a mineral, a rare variant of pectolite which is only found in the Dominican Republic, in the Los Chupaderos site in the Sierra de Baoruco. Larimar is available in the colors white, light blue, blue-green and dark blue. Pectolite is always white, except for its variety Larimar. In Larimar the calcium is replaced by cobalt, hence the blue color, which is also called blue volcanic is mentioned. Although pectolite at several locations to be found on earth, Larimar is only found in the Dominican Republic. Partly for this reason it is also called Atlantis Stone popularly (it is said that the Dominican Republic was part of Atlantis) Larimar is named after the daughter of the discoverer of the stone, Miguel Méndez, Larissa and the Spanish word mar = sea.

 
Larimar