Gems of Science

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I'm finally back and almost recovered from all that travel. Thanks to everyone who came to see us at Open Sauce and Franklin! #gems #rutile #crystals #science #faceting

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Visiting @Drake Anthony was incredible! We shot so many piles of oxides with that laser. Check out his amazing laser rubies on GemsOfScience.com And thanks so much to @Michael Guy Bowman , @frankiepixel , Greg Leyh, Glockenspiel, Baen and Storby for providing voiceovers! #gems #rubies #crystals #science #chemistry

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It's finally time to cut one of my rubies into a gem! Get a flux ruby crystal of your own on GemsOfScience.com #crystals #ruby #science #gems #chemistry

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I finally did it! Gem-sized ruby crystals grown in my garage! You can get one of your own on GemsOfScience.com, and stay tuned for the next episode! I may have succeeded at my original goal but I have no plans to quit! #gems #ruby #crystals #chemistry #science

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My first attempts at growing my own ruby crystals using the flux method! Not a ton of success so far but I will keep trying #gems #science #chemistry #crystals #ruby #gemsofscience

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I cut this F35 fighter jet sapphire in a custom design inspired by the sensor array it would have been a part of. If you want to buy this piece or an uncut chunk of f35 sapphore they are available on our webstore at store.turtleshoard.com #sapphire #f35 #jet #fighterjet #plane #gem #gems #labcreated #syntheticgems #faceting #lapidary #craft #gemcutting #gemcutter #process #processvideo

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A new #Minecraft emerald to match the diamond! I really like how this one came out. You can check it out on GemsOfScience.com #gems #emerald #gemcutting #crystals

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It's hard to believe it's been three years since I cut that first Minecraft diamond! It was cool and all but I think this one came out much more accurate. #minecraft #diamond #garnet #science #gems

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This stuff is so weird and interesting, a piece of scientific history. #science #crystals #trinitite #history #oppenheimer

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I forgot you can do longforms on TikTok--if anyone wants to see the full ruby growth project here it is! Thanks again to @Drake Anthony for letting me borrow his laser! Stay tuned, we have some other projects in the works! Special thanks to my friends @frankiepixel , Greg Leyh, Glockenspiel, Baen, Storby and international musical superstar @Michael Guy Bowman for providing voiceovers! Figures borrowed from Beginner's Guide to Flux Crystal Growth by Makoto Tachibana, Flux Growth of Hexagonal Bipyramidal Ruby Crystals (Oishi et al 2004), Growth of Hexagonal Bipyramidal Ruby Crystals by the Evaporation of a Li2O–MoO3 Flux (Teshima et al 2005), Spherulite-shaped cristobalite by fused silica devitrification (Malo et al 2011), Investigation of low-pressure cold-gas dynamic spraying of polyamide-12 (PA12) on steel surfaces (Tillmann et al 2019) And thanks to Dr. Allen Glazner who taught me about crystal thermal cycling! #gems #ruby #science #chemistry #crystals

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What colors would you like to see next? Check them out on GemsOfScience.com #gems #crystals #videogames #science

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What should I put in a gem next? Thanks so much to everyone who subs, even if they don't give plaques here. Check these out on GemsOfScience.com #crystals #gems #sapphire #science #chemistry