Field guide · Dominican Larimar
The sea,
turned to stone.
Explore photographed Larimar specimens and the field notes used to describe their colour, pattern, form and condition.
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Larimar Towers with a Turtle Set 3
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€295
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Larimar "Two Turtles drinking from a Pond in a Forest" Set 5
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€479
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Larimar Big Towers with a Turtle Set 4
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€493
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Larimar "Towers around a Pond" Set 6
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€522
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Provenance
Region.
Records.
Evidence.
Larimar is associated with the Barahona mining district in the Dominican Republic. Our provenance guide separates regional context from the item-specific records that may or may not be held for an individual specimen.
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Field Guide
How to grade Larimar
01
Colour saturation
Record the dominant hue, saturation and consistency under stated viewing conditions.
02
Pattern & contrast
Describe the visible veining, contrast and pattern without turning a house category into a value guarantee.
03
Purity
Record staining, inclusions, fractures, repairs and treatments separately from colour and pattern.
“Va très bien sur mon portable, et ça soutient les mineurs”