#flathal #flatstanley #larimar #dominicanrepublic
An oversimplification of Geology is to say it is the study of rocks. Some of us notice cool rocks we see. Whether it is because they are unusual compared to others nearby, or because nature has polished them smooth through years of wear and tear.
In the Dominican Republic I saw a stone I was unfamiliar with… Larimar. Part of its name, mar, comes from the Spanish word for sea, and it is a beautiful light sea blue.
The pieces I saw had not only been polished, but holes had been drilled into the little round stone beads that had been strung as necklaces. Sometimes it is easy to forget that beautiful things from all around us can be used to make works of art, and presents for those we care about.
Where Flat Hal lives there is a lot of limestone. It is a soft stone that water can seep through, and sometimes the hillsides seem to have little temporary waterfalls after a heavy rainstorm, but the water is coming from “solid rock” not on top of it.
Do you know of any cool rocks where you live?
