New YbAG Blue Laser Garnet 11.2ct

New YbAG Blue Laser Garnet 11.2ctThis is an asscher cut ytterbium aluminum garnet, or YbAG, which was custom grown for us. The stone weighs in at a 11. 2ct and measures 10. 5mm across This is a brand new garnet which was grown for us! YbAG has been used in the laser industry but has never been publicly available to the gem world as far as we know. This crystal in particular was grown with a custom formulation to enhance and deepen its blue color, which is a vivid deep aqua. This is

numbered card--each is unique

Rutile: This next stone is incredibly special and I doubt we'll ever have many of these: a solid chunk of lab created rutile

It weighs in at 11 ct

It has dull red fluorescence

which gives it a gorgeous golden yellow color which shifts between different lighting

This one has several bubbles and a few healed cracks but should hold together during cutting

Nice if you're looking for a deal

Each cut stone can be purchased individually

it isn't extreme enough to be 'high glow' material

partial fragments as well as ones that have been faceted

The compound syringes are the most economical option--they can be applied directly to a lap without any extender

It is almost never faceted as a gem--we are currently likely the only supplier in the world