Larimar 6mm Round with Matrix - 15-16 Inch

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Description

Larimar 6mm Round with Matrix - 15-16 InchLarimar is a translucent blue, turquoise and white stone that can have streaks and patterns of white, as well as red or brown either from oxidation or Hematite inclusions. It is a rare variety of Pectolite, found only in the Dominican Republic. Copper within the Pectolite creates the beautiful blue and turquoise colors in the stone. The blue colors are photosensitive and may fade when exposed to excessive light or heat.

orthorhombic crystals or in massive form

Legend has it that it came to the world

a mineral of the Quartz family

Indigo gabbro is a color variant of the igneous mineral

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

Jaspers are considered elemental earth stones

Historically

so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their ancestral rulers

This stone is found in the Himalayan mountains in India and is comprised of a hematite and iron shell fossil

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

pattern and finish of the original DZI beads

malachite and a variety of iron oxide minerals