{"product_id":"auction-win-9e54c07f-0251-4b3e-b690-b42264bee932","title":"Auction Win: Larimar Cabochon (excellent color) 13.8ct","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filipinas Larimar Mines, Los Checheses, Sierra de Baoruco, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gemstone - 15 × 15 × 6 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarimar is a blue variety of pectolite, with the formula NaCa2Si3O8(OH). It was first described from the Dominican Republic in 1974, and its name comes from Larissa, the discoverer’s daughter, plus the Spanish word for sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilipinas Larimar Mines in Los Checheses, Sierra de Baoruco, Barahona Province, is the classic Dominican locality for larimar, a bluish variety of pectolite used as a gem and ornamental stone. The site consists of many small mines scattered across a few square kilometers of hillside in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks, and larimar was first discovered there in 1974. It remains the locality where larimar was originally described and the principal source for collectors seeking material from the type area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Castle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49359374975131,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0336\/3012\/6217\/files\/cb6275e7-d0c9-4949-b231-306ce5a7934b.jpg?v=1787518940","url":"https:\/\/www.overtonfamilyjewels.com\/products\/auction-win-9e54c07f-0251-4b3e-b690-b42264bee932","provider":"OFJ's Crystal Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}