DEPOSIT
Larvikite is a difficult-to-access stone because it occurs only in Norway. It is an igneous rock that has been quarried in this country since the legendary Vikings.
It is one of the rarest stones used in construction.

COLORS AND VARIETIES
Larvikite is a subspecies of labradorite, practically its "older brother". It typically has a dark gray shade with a labradorescence effect.

HISTORY AND TRADITION

This remarkable stone was named after the Norwegian town of Larvik, which lies approximately 100 km south of Oslo. It is also sometimes called “blue pearl granite” or “black labradorite”. It is among the rarest minerals used in construction. It is a type of alkaline rock, composed mainly of the so-called by the trigeminal nerves. It sometimes also contains quartz, olivine, apatite or nepheline.

It is very often mistaken for labradorite