Lab Wakefieldite Fancy Cut Gems aka Yttrium Orthovanadate Nd:YVo4

Lab Wakefieldite Fancy Cut Gems aka Yttrium Orthovanadate Nd:YVo4These are faceted lab grown wakefieldite, also known as yttrium orthovanadate. This material is very rare as a gem! Each is individually photographed. For calibrated stones see https: store. turtleshoard. com products lab wakefieldite loose gems aka yttrium orthovanadate nd yvo4 copy YVO4 is best known for its role in some very specialized lasers. Like the more usual Nd: YAG it is a powerful lasing medium, but it has puts off a different wavelength

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aka 'Star Wars' program

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I separated these out from the other breakout gems because there were so many

with aquamarine and emerald

These stones have some inclusions

a new vernier scale for easily reading 5ths of a degree (and splitting to tenths) and overall better construction to remove the excessive slop in the original

044 for diamond--dispersion measures its ability to split white light into a rainbow)

Raman spectrometry is an exceptional tool for definitively identifying minerals

producing material suitable for gem usage

likely meant for use in lasers though we can't be 100% sure since they did sometimes grow jewelry material as well

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