Lot 1083
Pectolite var. Larimar "Log" Cross-section
26 – 27 October 2020, 11:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$1,275 inc. premium
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Pectolite var. Larimar "Log" Cross-section
Filipinas Larimar Mine, Sierra de Baoruco, Los Checheses, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic
A cut and polished cross-section through a "log" of Larimar, still retaining its natural exterior surfaces. Measuring 4 1/2 x 3 3/14 x 1 1/2 in and weighing 700 grams.
A cut and polished cross-section through a "log" of Larimar, still retaining its natural exterior surfaces. Measuring 4 1/2 x 3 3/14 x 1 1/2 in and weighing 700 grams.
Footnotes
Accompanied by a paper label stating:
RHC8492:
Acquired in 2012, Small cabinet, 700 gm.
A cut and polished section through a "log" of Larimar. Larimar is pectolite from the Dominican Republic that has been given the trade name of Larimar. You can't see it in the picture but this piece has several tiny blebs of native copper near the rim of the polished piece. It is apparently copper that gives it its blue color. The pectolite forms as a replacement of wood after a pyroclastic flow.
