Rectangle Larimar with Beaded Decorative Ring Size 8.5 Gembar Hand sawn and shaped 7/8"

Hand sawn and shaped 7/8" wide x 1" high sterling base

Turquoise stones have been carved and set into everything from royal thrones and daggers to jewelry and cups

Sterling silver & gemstone

and stress relief

each separately fired

Rectangle Larimar with Beaded Decorative Ring Size 8.5 Gembar Hand sawn and shaped 7/8"Larimar 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