Pectolite (Var: Larimar)
Filipinas Larimar Mine, Los Checheses, Sierra de Baoruco, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic
6.7 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm. Pectolite, a fairly common Na-Ca silicate, is member of the Wollastonite Group and is the calcium analogue of serandite. It is usually found as radiating botryoids of acicular crystals or as gemmy, colorless prisms. Larimar is the trade name that is designated to the light blue, massive pectolite from the Dominican Republic. ...
© Rob Lavinsky & MineralAuctions.com