Larimar & Moonstone Pendant

£50.00

This pendant is made with sterling silver and sold with a 3mm sterling silver collar. The collar has an open back and is designed to fit securely around the neck.

Borealis Jewellery Design's sterling silver pendants and collars are carefully selected, for both eye-catching design and high quality, from silversmiths in India, Thailand and the USA as well as the UK.

Included with this pendant is a presentation box and a card describing its gemstones.

Larimar

A rare form of pectolite, Larimar is the same Carribean blue colour as the waters surrounding the island of Hispaniola, where the only known deposit is located. Natives of the Dominican Republic called this piedra azul, or 'blue stone' and believed it came from the sea. It was most recently rediscovered in 1974 by an American Peace Corps worker and a local man, who named the stone Larimar, after his daughter Larissa and the Spanish word for sea.

Sometimes called the 'Atlantis Stone', Crystal Healers claim that this stone has a lovely, gentle energy that can be used to help dissipate emotional hurt and feelings of loss. It is also said to help rid its wearer of self-imposed restrictions, thus opening the mind to deeper meaning, and helping to bring philosophical acceptance and healing to the sometimes harsh effects of unexpected transformations in life.

Moonstone

Moonstones come in a variety of colours from silver-white to dark brown, though the most valuable are translucent white with a a blue sheen.

Considered a sacred stone in India, Moonstone is believed to grant wishes, and is said to be a particularly powerful gift between lovers, both in arousing tender passions and in opening the heart to receive love. Many believe that its effects are linked to the lunar cycle and the stone is therefore at its most powerful at either a full or new moon.

In ancient times it was believed that Moonstone could be used to reconcile lovers after a bitter quarrel: each would hold a Moonstone over their heart and think of their love. On exchanging the gemstones, the love would be released and the conflict would cease.