Pure Nd:YAG Jewelry, Violet Laser Garnet in Sterling Silver

Pure Nd:YAG Jewelry, Violet Laser Garnet in Sterling SilverThese are violet Nd laser garnets set in sterling silver. These are violet in normal light and turn pure colorless under fluorescent illumination (like a CFL bulb). It also shifts from violet to magenta to blueberry purple depending on the color temperature of LED lighting, though this is less pronounced. This is pure Nd: YAG, not the material codoped with Cerium, so you won't see any fluorescence under longwave UV (though the pale green white under

lab-grown BGO20 (Bismuth Germanate)

have made it a classic

Each individual stone is labelled with its carat weight and they can be purchased individually

I've been trying to grow crystals of ruby at home for over a year now

a standard ER-11 collet for holding dops

They are available in a variety of sizes and gem materials spanning the colors of the rainbow

The laser garnets were grown varying chemistries

While virtually all GAGG has at least a little afterglow

The fluorescence really is crazy--even normal room lights will make a LuAG gem fluoresce

I have marked the price down to compensate

The color is also just a bit yellower than the normal luag

some fractured and some not