Lithium Tantalate Faceted Stones, Sparkly Tantalia Loose Gems beryl Note these stones glow blue

Note these stones glow blue under shortwave UV (especially 222 nm) because of titanium contamination

but frankly it's time-consuming to sort them and requires equipment and knowledge a lot of jewelers don't have

and I've finally had a few runs produce crystals big enough to separate and offer for sale

5 it is ideal for use in all kinds of jewelry

This means the base color does not have to compete with a red glow and comes out even richer and purer

Lithium Tantalate Faceted Stones, Sparkly Tantalia Loose Gems beryl Note these stones glow blueThese are lab created white lithium tantalate gems. Lithium tantalate (LiTaO3) is an old rarity of the gem world and rarely seen today outside of industry. It was briefly used as a diamond simulant and marketed as 'tantalia', but was never very successful tantalate is much brighter and more dispersive than a diamond,so there was an obvious difference when cut. Faceted lithium tantalate gems give off brilliant rainbows of color, so it's an amazing gem