Larimar Turtle pendant

Larimar Turtle pendant and earrings with Rose Quartz set in Sterling Silver! Larimar’s Its distinctive sky-blue and turquoise colors mimic the appearance of the Caribbean Sea, complete with white, wave-like marbling patterns.

Larimar is a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral pectolite, found exclusively in the Barahona province of the Dominican Republic. Formed millions of years ago by volcanic activity, it is prized for its soothing oceanic colors. In addition, it is valued for its unique white marbling.

1916 Initial Discovery: A Spanish priest named Father Miguel Domingo Fuertes Loren first discovered the blue stones on a beach and requested permission to mine them. The request was rejected because pectolites were unknown in the country at the time.
1974 Rediscovery: The stone was rediscovered along the seashore by local Dominican artisan Miguel Méndez and U.S. Peace Corps volunteer Norman Rilling. They traced the water-worn alluvial stones upstream to an in-situ outcrop in the Bahoruco mountain range. At that location, the Los Chupaderos mine was established.
The Name: Miguel Méndez coined the name “Larimar” by combining the first few letters of his daughter’s name, Larissa, and Mar, the Spanish word for sea, to reflect the gem’s Caribbean colors

The story of Larimar – Dominican-Larimar.com