1-1/4" Oval Larimar Cabochon Moldavite / Tektite

1-1/4" Oval Larimar Cabochon Moldavite / TektiteLarimar is a rare variety of pectolite found only in the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic. Pectolite is an acid silicate hydrate of calcium and sodium, and the rare blue color of Larimar comes from cobalt substituting calcium. Ranging from light green blue to deep blue, it is considered an ornamental and semi precious stone. The first documented discovery of the stone dates to 1916, by Father Miguel Domingo Fuertes Loren. Permission to

a meteorite that fell some 14

Sulfur has been used for a variety of purposes since the ancient days of China

then washed into the waterways where it can be naturally smoothed and polished

about 150 million to 180 million years ago

Fluorite is actually fluorescent and will glow when illuminated with an ultraviolet light source

and may therefore have been predators

animals that died were buried so quickly in the mud

the Mammoth's teeth looked more similarly to the smooth bottom of a tennis shoe

it would help prevent them from becoming intoxicated

Imperial Jasper is found in the areas ranging from Jalisco and Zacatecas Mexico

the Woolly Mammoths hair was actually black

They were incredibly strong swimmers with powerful double hinged jaws and a skull similar in design to a snake