Gemstone Names · Entry

Larimar

Spanish (coined name)

“Larissa's sea”

Where it comes from

from Larissa, the daughter of its discoverer, and mar ('sea')

Fun Fact

This blue variety of pectolite is found only in the Dominican Republic, and its sea-like patterns made the name a natural fit after the stone was publicized in the 1970s.

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