Larimar Ring / Cabochon / new- 3.46 g - (1)
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Larimar ring with a cabochon cut set in 925 sterling silver, weighing 3.46 g, originating from the Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic, size U 57 (UK P 1/2, US 8, FR 17), new and unworn.
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Ring Larimar / Cabochon / new
Set in 925. Sterling silver
Weight: 3.46 g
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-white veined variety of pektolite, which has so far only been found at two locations: in a metamorphosed ultrabasic volcanic rock on the Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic and at the “Fittà” near Soave in Italy. Larimar has nothing to do with the blue amber, which also occurs on Hispaniola and which is processed in the same facilities in Puerto Plata and in the same manner as pektolite.
Larimar was only discovered in 1974 (the claim that Larimar was already known to the island’s indigenous people is a legend) and has been commercially used as a gemstone since the early 1980s. Compared with white pektolite, 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, as there are verifiably Cu-free Larimar); in addition, greenish varieties occur, whose color presumably is due only to lattice defects.
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Seller's Story
Dipl. Geol. Tim Güldenpfennig
Translated by Google TranslateRing Larimar / Cabochon / new
Set in 925. Sterling silver
Weight: 3.46 g
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-white veined variety of pektolite, which has so far only been found at two locations: in a metamorphosed ultrabasic volcanic rock on the Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic and at the “Fittà” near Soave in Italy. Larimar has nothing to do with the blue amber, which also occurs on Hispaniola and which is processed in the same facilities in Puerto Plata and in the same manner as pektolite.
Larimar was only discovered in 1974 (the claim that Larimar was already known to the island’s indigenous people is a legend) and has been commercially used as a gemstone since the early 1980s. Compared with white pektolite, 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, as there are verifiably Cu-free Larimar); in addition, greenish varieties occur, whose color presumably is due only to lattice defects.
Shipping as insured registered mail
Seller's Story
Dipl. Geol. Tim Güldenpfennig
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Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Larimar
Mineral form
Ring / Cabochon / new
Supplement
925. Sterling silver
Weight
3.46 g
Country of origin
Dominican Republic
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Rechtliche Informationen des Verkäufers
- Unternehmen:
- Tim Güldenpfennig
- Repräsentant:
- Tim Güldenpfennig
- Adresse:
- Tim Güldenpfennig
Hegelstr. 32
72108 Rottenburg
GERMANY - Telefonnummer:
- +4915756630304
- Email:
- tigue@gmx.de
- USt-IdNr.:
- DE246631347
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