Larimar (Blue Pectolite) is only found in a half square mile in the southwestern region of the Dominican Republic. It has an extraordinary blue appearance similar to the color of the ocean in tropical areas. The hardness varies between 5-7 on the Mohs scale with the darker blue stones ranging closer to 7.

Originally it was thought that Larimar came from the ocean because initial discoveries of the mineral where on the beaches. It actually is formed by Volcanic processes and mined in the "tubes" or "chimneys" of the volcano.

In 1974, Norman Rilling, a member of the U.S. Peace Corps and Miguel Mendez, a local Dominican found Larimar on the seashore. They traced it up a local river and found its source in a city called Barahona. The name "Larimar" is derived by combining the name of Miguel's daughter LARIssa and the Spanish term for the sea "MAR".

All of these beautiful gemstones have been set in either sterling silver or 14k yellow gold. Every piece is cut and polished to bring out the unique character of each gemstone.

To look upon Larimar is to see the swirling seas of the Caribbean emulated in a palette of ocean blue.