HOW TO SPOT FAKE LARIMAR! REAL LARIMAR FROM THE DOMINICA REPUBLIC VS FAKE GLASS LARIMAR!

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2 жыл бұрын

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In today's video I will be discussing real vs. fake Larimar. If the Larimar recently closing down due to hazardous conditions fake Larimar has been showing up all over the market. I've seen the fake glass know as "snowflake jake" and "alabaster" showing up all over my feed being sold as "Larimar"! PLEASE WATCH ALL THE WAY THROUGH, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE TO GET THIS VIDEO PUSHED OUT SO WE CAN STOP THE SALE OF FAKE LARIMAR!
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@ongakiko1755 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace to the miners in the Dominican Republic. I will always support you, cause I know all the crystals from your shop & Esty are ethically sourced.

@jennystone421 2 жыл бұрын

man that's horrible about the suffering at the larimar mine, thanks for sharing that news. I've watched everything I could find about those 2 mines after discovering larimar and falling in love with it. Its so cool that it was born of lava flows but is such a cooling stone. It's like a seemingly contrasting great power & calmness energy. Contained in a frickin' gorgeous package. I hope for the best at the mines, and the people in the DR. Thanks Barbie!🔮💜

@EmeryProductions Жыл бұрын

In particular, the only Larimar mine is in Barahona, west of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Just came back from there. While Larimar is extremely rare worldwide. Larimar is very abundant across the Dominican Republic at various tourist and non-tourist areas. It can be found for as chap as 50 cents a gram for middle grade Larimar, but the secret is to find it in non-tourist areas where it’s sold to locals

@CarlosRo. Жыл бұрын

I used to shape Larimar into heart and circle for rings and necklaces back in 2008. That was my last job in the Dominican Republic.

@catherines107 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information. I really appreciate your time and consideration for your viewers. 💓💗💗💗

@MaryJane-nf7yv 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and information!! Thank you for sharing!! 💜

@invadertifxiii 2 жыл бұрын

this really does help, makes me feel confident on my larimar pieces that i got from my crystal store

@dawnhewitt3978 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for your you tube videos, they are helping my husband and I start a crystal business, We appreciate your info 😊 thank you

@royfaulkner5886 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, it's extremely helpful and informative. Have a great day!❤

@duanedietz7472 Жыл бұрын

Laminar is softer than glass. Glass should scratch Laminar.

@delniznasnizam 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the information👍🏻 this video helps me a lot♥️

@Black0bsidian 2 жыл бұрын

I hate that China is calling it alabaster bc real alabaster is an ACTUAL STONE not glass at all😢. Google it. Glass nor these types of spheres come up. I have real alabaster it’s reminds me of crazy lace agate. I also hate that ppl are getting scammed! May the miners who perished rest in piece.

@urgentdental 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. It's better not to misuse the term of "alabaster" for or as anything else but the real crystal that alabaster is. Quote "Alabaster is the massive variety of Gypsum, which can occur as transparent crystals often twinned in swallow-tailed forms. The purest form of alabaster is white and translucent but the impurities (e.g. ferric oxide) can colour the stone in yellows, browns and black in veins or patches"

@sandracooper4602 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great information

@rishibeauty8889 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, Larimar is my fav. Thanks for this education!! Keep up the great videos!!

@mollyr.506 2 жыл бұрын

Those poor miners… I hope they rest in peace and that mining conditions can be improved. Thank you so much for making these videos, it’s such an important service to the crystal community!! I’ve seen this being peddled as snowflake jade or sometimes green larimar. It doesn’t even look like Larimar to me but I guess people believe what they want to believe. Another one I keep seeing is the uv reactive “yooperlite”. Have you heard anything about the “yooperlite” coming out of China? This past year or so I’ve seen so many towers, spheres, and carvings and I know that it can’t be the real stuff that comes from Michigan. I’m wondering if it’s either a different UV reactive sodalite-syenite mined from another location or possibly a man-made/reconstituted mineral? One shop owner I know told me that her wholesaler from China claimed it was all man-made. Thank you again for exposing these fakes, it’s so appreciated!!!

@treehouse318 2 жыл бұрын

great video thank you!💙

@ASMRyouVEGANyet Жыл бұрын

Real Larimar is so beautiful and has such beautiful energy. I wish I had bought some while I was in the Caribbean.

@annabelleponterdolph 2 жыл бұрын

This was really informative! Thank you for discussing larimar 💙🐬

@Algoldprospecting Жыл бұрын

Great video I just bought a rough larimar. Its in matrix It’s amazing ocean blue

@AngelxHellz Жыл бұрын

Hello , wanted to ask if you could do a video on real vs fake dumortierite. Not sure if you have collected these crystals before but they look really gorgeous and was thinking of getting one

@TomeRodrigo Жыл бұрын

I have some Larimar stones and cabochons. Absolutely amazing and beautiful stone. One of my favourites.

@lelinabrownii2811 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information ❤

@ColdBrewBarbie Жыл бұрын

Of course 💕

@vireshsaluja 5 ай бұрын

That Alabaster Is Also Sold As Hemimorphite Or Blue Morganite

@cocoplum1000 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@matthewg3374 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this video, you made me realize that my little Larimar sphere and my Larimore bracelet are probably fake, I tried to scratch it with a piece of glass and it didn’t scratch so yeah that tells me that it’s not Larimore glass would definitely scratch Larimar and like chip it bad I tried to scratch it hard and it wouldn’t. There are actually 26 Larimar mines in the Dominican republic not just one

@kdkd4233 2 жыл бұрын

Hi was wondering if most of the Larimar rings on Amazon is fake or real? Would appreciate your help.

@lindaboone2051 6 ай бұрын

I have a larimar ring that looks light blue and noticed I have a light streak that feels like a small line through the stone I belive it is a break and I see it from the back of my ring could you please help me figure out if it's a fake and looks glossy I'd appreciate your comment.

@Hart.S Жыл бұрын

Can natural larimar have like a sugary looking area on the side that’s not polished?

@michellebyford487 6 ай бұрын

If the mine is closed, why was it just on the news today.

@Jade-zt9td Жыл бұрын

Do you still have the bracelets if so how much is one?

@guadalupechavez9849 9 ай бұрын

Barbie cuánto cuestan tus pulseras de larimar

@fionalyall7248 6 ай бұрын

The other difference is the real Larimar has rough sections and cracks; the glass Larimar is too smooth

@priscilapaulino2647 2 ай бұрын

You are selling the piece as a Dominican Republic Larimar on your Etsy page. right?

@chaseofori-atta2225 11 ай бұрын

Larimar is a spectacular stone found in the Dominican Republic; what a gem!

@baublesanddolls 8 күн бұрын

I think we’re all aware of that. lol

@timberlymalai7725 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a fake geod crystal video? I’ve seen so many towers spheres that have geodes spots in them and they are called “geuzy” “jewzy” and idk if they are real or not. Thank you. 🙏🏼 like which stones have natural geodes and which ones are faked. To make it look like real crystals.

@ANPC-pi9vu Жыл бұрын

Druzy is the term you are looking for. It occurs when quartz breaks down and reconstitutes as new crystals on the surface of other quartz material. That is why you will find it in pockets in agates or on the surface of larger quartz crystals.

@timberlymalai7725 Жыл бұрын

@@ANPC-pi9vu thank you!!! ☺️💜 that is so freaking cool! I love any mineral that has quartz inclusions so I needed to be able to find out fakes from reals because supposedly their are a lot that are faked! They have special tools to do it with.

@hl4146 2 жыл бұрын

I think I just bought a fake necklace . Are there places online where I can post photos and ask questions ?

@ChocoCarmelApple Жыл бұрын

Reddit maybe ?

@kornondakobb8266 Жыл бұрын

My sister brought me back some larimar beads from dominican but I think they're fake. There is a concentrated blue ring around some of the beads close to the bead hole. Seems like they might be dyed.

@ANPC-pi9vu Жыл бұрын

Any time a place is famous for a specific stone, you'll get people dying or varnishing common materials to trick tourists. It's so frustrating. My dad has gifted me fake amber and make bloodstone thus far when he got back from vacations. lol

@Clarissad25 Жыл бұрын

I recently bought a "Chinese Green Larimar" tower and after posting it on social media found this rabbit hole. Mine is almost a deep teal type green. It has a cool pattern, but it is so very clearly not Larimar. I hope this information spreads like wildfire to save everyone from making mistaken purchases and I hope any sellers that have it at least sell it as Man Made Material.

@ColdBrewBarbie Жыл бұрын

I noticed lots of sellers selling it as authentic Larimar so it inspired me to make this video!

@ASMRyouVEGANyet Жыл бұрын

Why would you buy that? Sounds like you didn't do any research before buying it.

@Infamous41 7 ай бұрын

Probably Amazonite

@Ozzwald99 2 жыл бұрын

You refer to the fake Larimar spheres as both "glass" and "Alabaster Jade", which is a little confusing. Glass is glass, but Alabaster and Jade are both natural minerals/stone. Are the spheres Alabaster Jade manufactured inside the glass?

@ColdBrewBarbie 2 жыл бұрын

Yea they are both glass but the trade names for the glass is alabaster and snow flake jade which is meant to Deceive buyers! When they are sold out of China they are not sold as glass but by the trade names mentioned in this video

@kim.young. Жыл бұрын

Hi, I talked with one of Chinese supplier, he said the sphere one you got is a combination of real mineral (not larimar), coated with resin. The mineral inside is said to be hemimorphite or smithsonite, which might be true seeing the botryoidal habit, I got some of these pieces but without the resin. I've also seen really similar characteristic of tumbled hemimorphite with white ripples like larimar, but I'm not 100% sure if this 'fake larimar' is really hemimorphite or smithsonite, because I think the fake larimar it's 'greener' than hemi so I don't think it's hemimorphite(?). I'm suspecting this could be just a cheaper green pectolite (green larimar), or green angelite from Russia (polished in China). My other supplier told me he bought them not under larimar tradename, but rather angelite.

@ColdBrewBarbie Жыл бұрын

Its for sure glass, if they tell you otherwise they are lying to you! I've had vendors I've worked with for 4 years confirm. These are meant to trick and deceive you.

@kim.young. Жыл бұрын

@@ColdBrewBarbie Thank you so much! good to know you have an honest supplier! I've been wondering what could this be for the longest time now I'm relieved. again, thanks!

@Infamous41 7 ай бұрын

I like Green Larimar better than the blue one

@XPiloveme 2 жыл бұрын

Can we please be friends? Lol ive bought some "crystals" (maybe under the influence of alcohol, please dont judge me lol) but i would love to send you a video of what ive received and have your opinion of whether it is real or not. Ive been pretty good with the most common crystals but not with the less known man-made/fake vs authentic.

@samjones2790 8 ай бұрын

I purchased a Larimar from China. And I have some Larimar pendants that all look like similar colors. I feel the Larimar from China is fake somehow even though it has colors and patterns like the real Larimar. The blue seems more vivid or all my pendants are not real. Light can sorta pass through the China one but not the pendants. There’s way more white from the one from China and no matrix. I wish I could send you a picture of it and get your opinion on it. If it’s fake it’s a really good fake.

@MechelleLeeBrooks Жыл бұрын

What is Lushan Jade? The spheres are beautiful and I want one but I’m always sus !!! 😅

@ANPC-pi9vu Жыл бұрын

When it's real it's a type of green jade from the Lushan Mountains in China. It varies wildly in price based on color and consistency. Sometimes people can try to trick you with other types of green stone like green amazonite, serpentine, heat treated green quartz, resins, glass... It's tricky to identify. One major tell is how hard and heavy real jade feels. In all it's forms it's extremely dense and strong.

@DJSTOEK Жыл бұрын

🖤

@Misha2010ification Жыл бұрын

Larimar is stone from the pectolite group, it is not a crystal Also when it comes to color it ranges from ocean blue to green-blue/ blue-green like the DR waters There are other actual crystals that are used to confuse the eye which are crystals but it is not larimar

@samjones2790 8 ай бұрын

I have a Larimar from China that I think is a fake but it has patterns sorta similar to the ocean but the color is more vibrant than the pendants I have. I think it’s a really good fake, but not for sure if it’s authentic. I wish I knew for sure.

@renest.peters3979 2 жыл бұрын

great videos. I am looking to sell crystal gemstone bracelets... where is the best place to buy gemstone beads? thanks

@ASMRyouVEGANyet Жыл бұрын

There is no one best place. Different suppliers have different prices based on where they get their beads from.

@tammykernel 10 ай бұрын

Tic toc

@sinjinmonsoon9055 Жыл бұрын

Good video. My bracelet is real. 😂😂😂

@kiwidee6564 10 ай бұрын

I have brought so many crystals off ticktock shops (like massive spheres ) so worried some r fake

@baublesanddolls 8 күн бұрын

You definitely probably have some fakes.

@lisac.2438 2 жыл бұрын

can you please do one on the very popular Reconstituted Opal Hearts. It's popular as heck! And the sellers are listing them as " Ethically sourced, but not informing their customers that they are Reconstituted! For me, they are still pretty and I will still buy bc of the cuteness. But I don't think it's right they go out of their way stating "etically sourced" but not write about the reconstituted. If you compare the sizing from these reconstituted hearts with Cantera Opal Hearts, they are like 4 x bigger and about the same prices as the Cantera. Thanks.

@lisac.2438 2 жыл бұрын

@@NataliaJuliaNowak I didn't know exactly either but here you go: stones made of small chips, powder and ground up low-grade stones bound together with an epoxy. The mix is then compressed into blocks and formed into beads or used as inlays within pendants.

@ANPC-pi9vu Жыл бұрын

That would be great, and also how to tell if opal is reconstituted or matrix opal, because I see a lot of authentic matrix opal as well, and the way it forms can give it a similar appearance to reconstituted, especially if it's treated to create contrast between the opal and the matrix it's formed in.

@cydniaustralia210 2 жыл бұрын

I just ordered some Larimar from a Chinese vendor. I didn’t watch this video first and now I’m scared 😂 fingers crossed that they’re real because this crystal is stunning 🤩.

@colinschafer9284 Жыл бұрын

Did your stones turn out to be real???? Im in the same boat 🤔

@cydniaustralia210 Жыл бұрын

@@colinschafer9284 they honestly look fake to me. I’m very disappointed 😫

@colinschafer9284 Жыл бұрын

@@cydniaustralia210 how many stones did you buy honey ? If not for your post i would have gone through with my order ... i got refunded before shipping ... May i ask you for a photo of your stones? .. I managed to find a direct source from the Dominican ..... so sorry to hear your larimar is fake 😪

@s0uthernEyez 10 ай бұрын

Im sure there are some elseware?

@baublesanddolls 8 күн бұрын

It’s only mine in the Dominican Republic, however, it is sold across the world. Please be careful that you’re not buying a fake.

@amysimon910 2 жыл бұрын

I've definitely been ripped off. 😔

@cle0o143 2 жыл бұрын

Does it mean theres no more larimar mine in DC?

@candacesweatt8971 2 жыл бұрын

The larimar mine is still there but due to flooding and unsafe conditions, it has been closed. The DC government has people that have submitted proposals to fix the problems and the mine might one day be reopened but it's going to take a lot of money, most likely into the millions to fix the mine and make it accessible again. Unfortunately, the likelihood of that happening is slim. Almost the same problem has happened at the tanzanite mine in Tanzania.