Skull Cut Christmas Garnets, Special Halloween Gems

Skull Cut Christmas Garnets, Special Halloween GemsThese are Christmas garnets faceted in my own custom skull design (you might call it a 'Nightmare Before Christmas garnet')! Each is individually photographed and selecting the carat weight will show the exact stone. Cr: YAG, aka 'Christmas garnet' is an exotic lab created garnet and a really unique gem even by our standards. It has a totally unique color, with a rich almost tsavorite green base and strong red fluorescence. This means that it shows a

We recently got our hands on a few alexandrite crystal heads

It is what we call a 'lumogarnet' - a synthetic garnet with incredible fluorescence

This is one of the best laser gems

Lithium tantalate (LiTaO3) is an old rarity of the gem world and rarely seen today outside of industry

these will have flaws like minor cracks and inclusions

so it's an amazing gem in its own right instead of just trying to imitate diamonds

Production of gem grade is fairly scarce today

Note that any dops included in photos are just for demonstration and not included with the jigs

though it would be great in a pendant or earrings

5 is great for use in all kinds of jewelry

giving a cool eye effect under UV

Some are more included than others