Larimar

	LARIMAR- (blue) The beautiful "Gemstone of the Caribbean". a ocean-blue colored bariant of the mineral pectolite. It was formed millions of years ago by volcanic activity and now is found only in one remote mine on the Island of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic. It was discovered by a peace Corp. Volunteer in 1975. The name originated by Miguel Mendez, the first commercial supplier, who named the gem after his daughter "Lari" and "Mar" the Spanish word for the sea. The stones color ranges from a deep sky blue to the azure bluish green of the Caribbean. Its characteristic colors and variations of texture make it a very unique and interesting gemstone. Larimar stimulates us to take proper control of our lives.  It dissolves sacrificial behavior and philosophies that encourage suffering.  Larimar makes us aware of the extent of effectively of our personal spiritual spectrum and shows us that sprit only has boundaries wherever it believes in them. Larimar also helps us dissolve fear, suffering and excessive emotions.  It bestows inner peace and helps us remain calm and relaxed when dramatic changes take place. Larimar makes constructive thinking easier and stimulates creative activity.  It helps us refrain from manipulation things and events unnecessarily, instead just allowing them to happen. Larimar stimulates the self-healing properties by strengthening our certainty or being able to decide about our own health or illness.  Generally, it dissolves energy blocks, particularly in the chest, neck and head areas and stimulates brain activity. Larimar can be used in meditation by laying it on the solar plexus, chest or forehead, used in a stone circle or as a stone to contemplate calmly.  Physically it dissolves all blocks wherever it is laid directly on the afflicted part of the body. Rapport Mediation Breathing, Neck Due to its limited locality it is twenty times rarer than Tanzanite, making it one of the rarest gemstones in the world. Unfortunately, the government is closely monitoring all mining of Larimar, due to the disturbance that it was causing the habitats around it. Some say that this stone will be worth more than diamonds someday.