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Revealing the Secrets behind the Color and Sea-Wave Patterns of Larimar

Hao-Ming Huang,
Yu-Hong Shih,
Huei-Fen Chen,
Hao-Yang Lee,
Jiann-Neng Fang,
Chuan-Chou Shen and
Bing-Sheng Yu

Minerals2023, 13(9), 1221;https://doi.org/10.3390/min13091221

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17 September 2023

In the last century, a blue–green colored gemstone known as Larimar with a special sea-wave pattern was discovered in the Dominican Republic. Larimar is composed of the mineral pectolite, which has a chemical composition of NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH) and i...

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Dominican Larimar Mining—Current State and Future Prospects

Krzysztof Broda,
Lucyna Natkaniec-Nowak,
Zbigniew Rak,
Jerzy Stasica,
Wiesław Heflik,
Jerzy Mościcki,
Miguel Peña,
Rolando Muñoz and
Carlos George

Minerals2022, 12(2), 181;https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020181

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30 January 2022

This paper presents basic mineralogical and petrological data of the rocks hosting larimar deposit from the Sierra de Bahoruco, in the SW part of the Dominican Republic. Larimar is a unique ornamental stone with a wealth of decorative qualities. The...

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