New YbAG Blue Laser Garnet 11.2ct f35 a type of hyperfluorescent lab

a type of hyperfluorescent lab created garnet which were produced for use as scintillators in PET scanners

difficult to polish with a relatively low hardness of 5 (same as apatite and some glasses) and two directions of perfect cleavage

The result is a bright and very dispersive gem with optical properties similar to diamond (cubic crystal structure with a lower RI but the same dispersion as diamond)

it could be a fun challenge

The Ahura FirstDefender is a raman spectrometer which was originally designed for use by the military

New YbAG Blue Laser Garnet 11.2ct f35 a type of hyperfluorescent labThis 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