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

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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]

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]

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!🔮💜

[@CarlosRo.]

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.

[@EmeryProductions]

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

[@invadertifxiii]

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

[@dawnhewitt3978]

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

[@mollyr.506]

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!!!

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

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

[@Spyderoicu812]

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

[@Black0bsidian]

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]

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"

[@MaryJane-nf7yv]

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

[@TomeRodrigo]

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

[@sandracooper4602]

Thank you for this great information

[@rishibeauty88]

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

[@delniznasnizam]

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

[@taunjiachandler6607]

What is the name of your shop on etsy?

[@ColdBrewBarbie]

cold brew crystals

[@vireshsaluja]

That Alabaster Is Also Sold As Hemimorphite Or Blue Morganite

[@Clarissa_isnt_explaining]

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]

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

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

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

[@Infamous41]

Probably Amazonite

[@duanedietz7472]

Laminar is softer than glass. Glass should scratch Laminar.

[@kdkd4233]

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

[@Algoldprospecting]

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

[@AngelxHellz]

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

[@LAURIESUE62]

So I just got a whole lot of alabaster from India and I know better because I have a lot of real pieces so I looked this up and you definitely prove that what I got was Alabaster and glass or something of that way. I do crystal healing so I can feel it was off too

[@chaseofori-atta2225]

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

[@baublesanddolls]

I think we’re all aware of that. lol

[@numinous2506]

I also got some greenish Larimer beads at a discount. It looks a lot more like yours than the glass sphere. I hope I was able to get authentic Larimer crystals. They are gorgeous regardless but I would like to have the real thing since they closed the mines. I'm glad no one else is risking their lives for these. I am grateful beyond words for those that put themselves at risk to mine these and very saddened to hear that anyone gave there lives for mining.

[@michellebyford487]

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

[@Jade-zt9td]

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

[@taunjiachandler6607]

Don't know how to send you a picture of the fakes!

[@ColdBrewBarbie]

I don't look at fakes anymore - but many shops do now!

[@treehouse318]

great video thank you!💙

[@hl4146]

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

[@ChocoCarmelApple]

Reddit maybe ?

[@cocoplum1000]

Thank you!

[@timberlymalai7725]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@FoggyMtnMinerals]

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

[@matthewg3374]

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

[@lindaboone2051]

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.

[@priscilapaulino2647]

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

[@kornondakobb8266]

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]

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

[@annabelleponterdolph]

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

[@cydniaustralia210]

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]

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

[@cydniaustralia210]

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

[@colinschafer9284]

@@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 😪

[@fionalyall7248]

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

[@oceanwatchesclaudejolly1742]

Can I buy a bracelet Larimar from you I check the store no where go order !

[@ColdBrewBarbie]

I have some from the Denver Gem Show on my website coldbrewcrystals.com

[@kim.young.]

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]

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.]

@@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!

[@Ozzwald99]

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]

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

[@guadalupechavez9849]

Barbie cuánto cuestan tus pulseras de larimar

[@Infamous41]

I like Green Larimar better than the blue one

[@DJSTOEK]

🖤

[@MechelleLeeBrooks]

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

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

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.

[@s0uthernEyez]

Im sure there are some elseware?

[@baublesanddolls]

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.

[@renest.peters3979]

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

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

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

[@tammykernel]

Tic toc

[@kiwidee6564]

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

[@baublesanddolls]

You definitely probably have some fakes.

[@sinjinmonsoon9055]

Good video. My bracelet is real. 😂😂😂

[@jorgeduran7168]

Larimar is not green,it's blue

[@Infamous41]

Larimar is blue and green

[@PamelaLyness]

The use of the term crystal with a natural stone is so confusing to me. I have always understood the term “crystal” to be associated with anything made of glass.

[@Misha2010ification]

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]

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.

[@samjones2790]

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.

[@cle0o143]

Does it mean theres no more larimar mine in DC?

[@candacesweatt8971]

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.

[@XPiloveme]

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.

[@johnnyboi8769]

I still can't tell can I send a picture lol

[@lisac.2438]

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]

@@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]

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.

[@amysimon910]

I've definitely been ripped off. 😔

[@johnluis2358]

Last I checked, glass is both a rock and a crystal.

[@lelinabrownii2811]

Thank you for this information ❤

[@ColdBrewBarbie]

Of course 💕