Oval Larimar Wing Earrings Connection black oxidized sterling findings

black oxidized sterling findings

Ring top is 5/8" wide

3/4" wide x 1 and 1/8" tall sterling base

Its organic appearance with an amber inclusion resembling a wavy edge of a peony petal makes it quite unique

Oval Larimar Wing Earrings Connection black oxidized sterling findingsLarimar is a rare precious gemstone found exclusively in the Caribbean, on the island of Hispaniola. It is only found in a dormant, volcanic mountain range in the Baoruco Mountain of the Dominican Republic. A Peace Corps worker and a native Dominican found the specimens on the beach in 1970s, where it had washed down from the mountains. They named the gemstone Larimar, combining the name Larissa (said to be the Dominican islanders daughter), a young