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Filipinas Larimar Mine, Los Checheses, Sierra de Baoruco, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic
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A variety of Pectolite

A trade name for a bluish massive pectolite found in the Dominican Republic and exploited as a gem material.

Originally described from Filipinas Larimar Mine, Los Checheses, Sierra de Baoruco, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic.

Classification of Larimar

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Other Names for Larimar

Synonyms:
Lorimar
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    • Barahona Province
      • Sierra de Baoruco
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    		Robert Woodruff and Emmanuel Fritsch (1989) Blue pectolite from the Dominican Republic. Gems & Gemology, winter 1989, 216-225.
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