Larimar

Larimar is a gentle, soft, sky blue Caribbean stone found in only one unique location in the world

Discovered in 1974 by Norman Rilling, a member of the Peace Corps of the United States, and Miguel Méndez, a peace corps worker who found it on the seashore.
 
Larimar has an extraordinary blue appearance similar to the color of the ocean in tropical areas.




 
The name "Larimar" was given by the Dominican. He gave it the name Larimar - Lari for his daughter Larisa and Mar, the Spanish name for Sea, since the colors resembles the ocean near which it was discovered.