Larimar Research Library
The Research Library collects sources that materially improve understanding of Larimar. Inclusion does not mean that every statement in a source remains current or that Larimar Miner endorses every conclusion.
Older publications are especially valuable for documenting how knowledge developed. They should be read in historical context and compared with later analytical work.
What each record includes
- Full citation
- Authors
- Year
- Publication or issuing authority
- DOI or permanent link where available
- Source type
- Language
- Access status
- Topics
- Plain-language summary
- Methods used
- Main findings
- Limitations
- Later research that confirms, modifies or contradicts it
- Pages on this website that rely on it
Source types
- Peer-reviewed research
- Gemological reference
- Official law or regulation
- Government service or guidance
- Archival or historical record
- Thesis or technical report
- Museum or mineralogical database
- Field report
Reading scientific conclusions carefully
A paper may analyze a small number of samples from a specific locality or color range. Its findings may not describe every Larimar specimen. Analytical detection of an element also does not prove that the element causes color; correlation, site occupancy and spectroscopy matter.
Our summaries distinguish between:
- What the researchers measured
- What they inferred
- What remained uncertain
- What later work changed
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Submit a complete citation or DOI. Commercial articles may be useful for studying trade practice, but they are not treated as scientific authority merely because the page owns a microscope photograph.
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Sources and further reading
- Huang, Hao-Ming; Shih, Yu-Hong; Chen, Huei-Fen; Lee, Hao-Yang; Fang, Jiann-Neng; Shen, Chuan-Chou; Yu, Bing-Sheng. “Revealing the Secrets behind the Color and Sea-Wave Patterns of Larimar.” *Minerals*, vol. 13, no. 9, 2023, article 1221. — link
- Dumańska-Słowik, Magdalena; Powolny, Tomasz; Milovský, Rastislav; Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna; George, Carlos; Lora, Eudalislao; Quezada, Daniel; Surmacki, Jakub. “Origin of bluish pectolite aka larimar from the Dominican Republic: Constraints from mineralogy and geochemistry.” *Journal of South American Earth Sciences*, vol. 141, 2024, article 104949. — link
- Woodruff, Robert E.; Fritsch, Emmanuel. “Blue Pectolite from the Dominican Republic.” *Gems & Gemology*, Winter 1989, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 216–225. — link
- Miura, Makoto. “Quench-Crackled Dyed Blue Chalcedony Resembling Larimar.” *Gems & Gemology*, Summer 2020, Lab Notes, pp. 281–282. — link
- Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C., eds. “Pectolite.” *Handbook of Mineralogy*, Mineral Data Publishing / Mineralogical Society of America, version 1.2. — link
- Dominican Republic, Law No. 296-11, designating Larimar as the National Stone of the Dominican Republic; Official Gazette No. 10647, 16 November 2011. — link
- Dominican Republic, Law No. 17-18, declaring 22 November of each year the National Day of Larimar; Official Gazette No. 10909, 23 April 2018. — link