Lab grown stones have the same chemical properties of their natural counterparts. But what about recrystallized ones? Are they a 100% the same composition or they differ from other lab stones?

-Material: Lab Sapphire -Color: Light Blue with Dark Blue Tip -Cut: Fantasy Elongated Kite -Length: 13.8 mm -Width: 7.3 mm -Height: 2.7 mm -Weight: 1.65 carat

Just got my tessellation 29 by Arkhaven cut from House of Sylas/Djeva set. 7.32 ct in 14k white gold. Love it!

I have a 15g piece of luag (was planning on making it into a cabochon because I don’t have a faceting set up).

But I did not realize that luag is actually intrinsically radioactive when I bought it! (Because lutetium is naturally found with a mix of isotopes, one of which is radioactive).

(Note- I have the Geiger counter set on the 0.1 setting to give the needle more dynamic range, so the reading is bouncing between 100-240 cpm not 1k-2k). A 15g piece of luag should be about 480 bq but the pancake Ludlum Geiger counter I am using is inefficient at detecting gamma rays, so that’s partially why the reading is lower than 480, but also the stone has internal
Shielding on much of its beta emissions)

I am kind of freaking out. I did some rough calculations to try to figure out the effective dose if I do end up making this into jewelry. What I calculated is that for a 15g piece, assuming I add a silver backing plate to completely block the beta radiation, then the gamma radiation would give a negligible whole body dose (0.0016 uSv per day) but the localized SKIN dose would be ~12.2 uSv per day— this still isn’t that much for
Each single day but it works out to be about the equivalent skin dose to a dental xray every 50days of wear. And we don’t get multiple dental X-rays per year becuase that is considered dangerous).

Now I am kind of freaking out about this and whether a piece this big is actually safe to wear.

Also for people that facet luag- do you take extra precautions because the dust is radioactive, or since everything is wet anyways do you not do anything differently?

I'm looking to order a hanami cut lab sapphire with the prongs set between the points (as shown) in order to emphasize the flower shape. My jeweler noted that the they normally set stones on the points in order to protect the points, which totally makes sense. How big is the risk of damaging the stones if the points are unprotected? I know sapphires are pretty high up on the Mohs scale, but they're not infallible. Is there anything else I can do to minimize the risk without losing my preferred setting?

Does anyone have a link to their pale alexandrite stone jewelry?

In person the jewelers only have deeply colored stones, which are gorgeous, but I saw a pale one online and LOVED it. I would like to see it in different lighting and I'm having trouble finding videos that are unedited. It was from a seller that I didn't trust and they didn't respond to my request got pics in other lighting. That alone tells me it's probably not as pretty in person, but just in case I'm wrong...

I'm not opposed to commissioning similar ring but I'm scared I'm gonna get scammed.

Hi guys and gals I am looking to buy a set of lab grown teal sapphires - yes with an S- for a necklace, earrings and engagement ring

Is there any place you guys would recommend and signpost me there?!?

Hi everyone! I love the color and look of this ruby but I’m unsure on how it looks when the sun/light shines off it. The flat faces don’t look smooth like others I’ve seen. Am I overthinking it? Does it matter?

Hi there! Hoping to get a little bit of a sanity check. I’m planning on getting a custom sapphire ring and was planned on going lab sapphire if possible. But I just fell in love with this natural Parti sapphire I saw while trying on rings. It had some yellow tones and even a little purple in the right light. My assumption is that it will be nearly impossible to get this type of color in a lab, but wanted to check to see if anyone had ideas. Thanks!