Faceted Yb:YAG Gemstones, Light Blue Fantasy Cut Laser Garnets yap This Europium-doped fluorite is grown

This Europium-doped fluorite is grown for science - these crystals are valuable because they are extremely sensitive to many kinds of radiation (not just UV)

It's the hardest gem that can feasibly be cut into a die and it is more brilliant than a diamond

which make it an amazing gem when faceted

Each is pictured individually

Faceted Yb:YAG Gemstones, Light Blue Fantasy Cut Laser Garnets yap This Europium-doped fluorite is grownThese are faceted light blue ytterbium YAG, a type of blue laser garnet. The color varies from light greyish blue to more saturated blue green. Yb: YAG is an uncommon type of YAG, grown for use in some infrared lasers including ones used for high power engraving. While it is used in a variety of infrared laser systems it is surprisingly hard to actually get as industrial scrap this is because the material is usually annealed immediately after growth,