PROCESSING OF LARIMAR STONE

I have already spoken of this beautiful stone which is the Larimar.

In these photos will show the process:

  extraction,

in the only mine in the world,

  for processing.

It is a single mountain, in the province of Barahona, rich tropical vegetation, now perforated with about 2,000 wells and vertical tunnels, which are almost completely covered with wood, to reduce accidents in them and ensure more efficient extraction maximizes the production and reduces the use of mechanical instruments.

In these other photos, as you can see, the rough stones, just extracted, are cut by hand, cleaned, machined and finally polished by skilled hands.