Anyone who owns Larimar jewelry would like to know how the jewelry is being made. Well, it is important to understand that the ornament comes from a rock called Larimar hence the name Larimar jewelry. Larimar rock is only being found in the Dominican Republic, a country in the Caribbean.

The rock has a blue coloration making it quite unique in comparison to other rocks. Dominican Republic is famous for the mining of this rare Rock.

The kind of jewelry made out of this rock is usually highly regarded. Most ornaments from this rock is usually set in silver but there are also other colors. White is regarded as the lowest in quality. There are also green and other ornaments that come in red spots. One can therefore purchase a grade depending on their financial ability to do so.

The ornament comes in different forms ranging from earrings to pendants just to mention but a few. Jewelry made out of this rock should be well taken care of by their owners because of coloration. The rocks coloration occurs due to oxidation. The oxidation occurs when natural light strikes the blue color on the rock when it is on a white surface. This ornaments should therefore not be placed on any white surface.

In the Dominican Republican, the ornaments made from this rock is not as costly as they are in other countries. This is because the rocks are found easily due to the fact they are locally mined. In fact, the ornament is handmade along the streets of the cities of Dominican Republic making them readily available to anyone in the country who is interested in ornaments.

This is not the case when the it gets to other country. Once they are exported to other countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and other countries, they are sold out at exorbitant prices. Usually it is only the population of the rich that can afford this kind of accessories abroad.

This is a rare kind of rock and therefore ornaments made out of this rock is also regarded rare. The only other rocks that are comparable to this kind of rock are perhaps pearl, gold, and the likes. It is not really clear on how the people in the Dominican Republic get to mine the rocks, of course there are regulations that have been set to ensure that the rock is not over exploited to the point that it gets to become non-existent. The government has put in measures to ensure the regulations are adhered to.

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