Shannon's USLM2 Journal

[Shannon]

"I's a type of volcanic glass," she told me. "Very delicate. I always take extra care when I handle it to make sure I don't drop it. Be very careful with it. And if you cut it, cut it sloooowly, because it's very delicate." and on and on.

Congrats on getting your hands on such a nice piece, Shannon. Given it's rarity it should increase in value over time. Only one little detail where I just can't bite my tongue: larimar is not a volcanic glass. It's a mineral.

Cutting and polishing good minerals like this yourself can be fun and very meditative. And its easy and cheap

Enjoy it.

I've spent quite a bit of time researching it, and that became apparent very quickly. Bit thank you for pointing me to the facts.

I joined the rock and gem club to learn how to work with, cut and polish minerals.

Although given how fragile larimar seems to be, it'll be a bit before I even think about trying to cut this baby. Then again, maybe I will just leave it alone and wait for pieces of this size and quality to become insanely rare and valuable.