This was one of our most unusual episodes. Big thanks to Tim and Stephen! What was your favorite? Would you like us to feature more bizarre synthetic gems? Let us know!
@Pollenoverponds10 ай бұрын
Yes please!!
@kaiyote792410 ай бұрын
I would give my entire tech collection to have a sample of these specimens and i would give my left leg to have jewelry of the pristine faceted. Im a stem major and as much as i love natural gems i will NEVER understand why people look down on synthetic gems, especially the unearthly rarity of the gems on display here
@Diefenbaker5710 ай бұрын
fascinating episode guys 👍- love your channel 💎
@mlinne10 ай бұрын
More please :)
@realcourte10 ай бұрын
Yes! Very refreshing things! So many discoveries to look at! 😄🙃😊
@PotatoRed14810 ай бұрын
They are beautiful, almost mystical, durable, and lab-grown. I take these over diamonds 100%.
@lemongrab617310 ай бұрын
Bruh 90% of so called natural diamonds today are lab made. Most jewelers and some gemstone dealers are full of sht!
@JupiterLXIX9 ай бұрын
@@lemongrab6173you can get your diamonds tested with a machine and ALWAYS get a GIA certificate but those can be faked as well
@elizabeth46309 ай бұрын
That's only if you go to a shady one@@lemongrab6173
@marzipom56309 ай бұрын
Same here. A lot of jewellers and dealers are so snobby when it comes to gemstones but I much prefer these and other lab grown gems. They're better for everyone and you don't need to dig up the earth for them.
@sephrosemary9 ай бұрын
@@lemongrab6173 I would much, much rather have a diamon grown in a lab over a blood diamond
@userabc22210 ай бұрын
It’s so incredible that they’re repurposing material that would just go to waste to make a beautiful gemstone
@ryaldeveau20710 ай бұрын
They make shitloads of money doing it. But it is awesome.
@kitkakitteh9 ай бұрын
They’d have to- the energy use that goes into their creations is likely extensive.
@evanli4216 ай бұрын
@@ryaldeveau207 It's recycling! why the hate
@gammadelray122510 ай бұрын
I'm a goldsmith, and I absolutely love these stones. Some jewelers look down on lab grown material, because they view it as cheap. I even did once too... But this is not the case. These gemstones are not only astonishingly beautiful. But they are a triumph to what we have all achieved together as a civilization! Some of the smartest people of the time created these crystals for their world changing inventions. From machines that can show you cancer inside someone, to gigantic arrays that unlock the very secrets of the universe. Today, we have implemented the crazy advanced materials used for these inventions so much, that we can afford to just facet them and make them into jewelry. Maybe the allure of having an earth created stone is still there. But now, we have the allure of wearing actual technology as jewelry too, and I am 100% all for it.
@archervine80649 ай бұрын
IMHO, it comes back to ethics. If I am incorrect in my assessment may I be open to being educated otherwise, but from what i know i would rather have a lab gorwn diamond than a ‘blood’ one.
@piccalillipit92119 ай бұрын
I was friends with Denis Durham before he died - the world champion gemstone cutter. He absolutely convinced me that synthetic was vastly superior because the cutter can use as MUCH material removal as they need to get the optically perfect stone, you cant do that with natural as you are reducing the weight and therefore the value. Some of his stones were beyond belief - I used to have a collection but sadly I fell on hard times and had to sell them. But even as synthetic sapphire, I got £400 to £1000 each for them as the buyer was prepared to pay for the astonishing cut.
@jaredharris19409 ай бұрын
I agree, I in no way can afford a genuine alexandrite, a synthetic is a reasonable option for me!
@marcspillone27877 ай бұрын
Just stop with the whole blood diamonds act. Just say you cant afford one and no one will care. The fact you believe blood diamonds and lab diamonds don't come from the same source is hilarious. Do you really think a blood diamond manufacturer doesn't grow cheap diamonds for you to buy? They do. Plus, buying ethical diamonds are the easiest thing you can do. Especiallyif you can afford a certification of origin. @archervine8064
@BuceGar9 ай бұрын
I actually like the synthetics more than the natural gems. They have better transparency, luminescence, and colour.
@jcm27898 ай бұрын
So they are look better than the real gem stone?
@avalon-vx8 ай бұрын
@@jcm2789 depends on who you ask. When you get to things like perfect clarity between natural vs lab grown it's almost splitting hairs. They're rocks and not meant to be perfect 👍
@dukeofhaas6 ай бұрын
@@avalon-vx Correction: these are not "rocks," they are minerals. Huge difference.
@avalon-vx6 ай бұрын
@@dukeofhaas you sound like a really fun person
@dukeofhaas6 ай бұрын
@@avalon-vx Thanks, Avalon, but I am most certainly NOT a "fun person." I'm actually a dour, humourless, shrunken-up little cretin who has nothing better to do than seek out and harshly correct the slightest errors written within the comment section of popular KZbin videos. Perhaps I would be that fun person today if only my parents had bought me the Rockem-Sockem Robots I so desperately wanted when I was six. BTW, are you by any ways related to Frankie?
@ryanrust30556 ай бұрын
I swear Jimmy shed a tear when no one picked him as their favorite gem on the table.
@dr_spwewps10 ай бұрын
I got a few beautiful pieces of GAGG. My original piece got lost in the mail, but they gave me a larger piece with four small pieces for free! I would 100% recommend turtles hoard to anyone looking for a unique gemstone.
@M64sounds10 ай бұрын
Love people like Tim and Stephen who know their field to a degree that allows them to pass on the essential knowledge in a quick and easy to understand manner. Top notch!
@lissetteflores446910 ай бұрын
Wow. Just wow. This episode blew me away.What interesting guests. My eyes were truly flash banged with those first few crystals 😅🎉
@MsPudwina13679 ай бұрын
Extremely interesting. This show jogged young childhood memory for me. My father and grandfather (both machinists) had built some lapidary equipment, and would experiment with cutting stones. I remember shelves full of opals in water-filled baby food jars. They met up with a man named Hank Andre, who gave them some laser ruby in cylinder form to practice cutting. Fast forward nearly 50 years and I'm sitting her watching this very fascinating show. You guys keep saying not for jewelry - but I know that my father cut and faceted many large stones that were set into jewelry. Thanks for the memory
@DJ-xo4jg10 ай бұрын
She's not lying on the Florescent for this thing. You have to understand without that gem, the amount of light produced from the UV bulb alone would be pratically nothing, it's almost like creating more energy than what's being put into it in a visual since.
@kiro929110 ай бұрын
repurposing what is essentially waste like this is fantastic
@yuingou528710 ай бұрын
The gem made by human are amazing. It’s really cool that they’ve created something extraterrestrial from existing elements and scientific knowledge
@PotatoRed14810 ай бұрын
This is so cool!!! Big companies should start making jewelry with these, they are so fascinating.
@sensual.waffle10 ай бұрын
no let the little guys keep cutting it. big company's use sweatshops for there faceting and they look like trash compared to an artist cut
@RugMann6 ай бұрын
Why must everything be made by big companies? Support local artisans and use your money on something much more valuable and meaningful 🙏
@christopherleubner663310 ай бұрын
The gallium gadolinium garnet is used for solid state neutron detectors, the afterglow is actually a reason they have not used them much. ❤
@FINEDENTIST4 ай бұрын
Gallium gadolinium garnet
@jclark275210 ай бұрын
I spent way too long here trying to decide which was the Evil Twin of whom…
@Kodanikage10 ай бұрын
Well now I know what I’ll be getting for Christmas
@oculusangelicus897810 ай бұрын
I am a sucker for Corundum, and even though I'm not a pink lover, The Laser Ruby seems to appeal to me the most, with the Moissanite coming in a very close second, the color of the Moissanite is very appealing, but also, the scintillating crystal would be very cool to have on a ring and go to a bar or rave with black lights on everywhere, the women would come flocking to me! Ha Ha!
@neutronalchemist32417 ай бұрын
If you are into mechanical watches, you see those a lot. Watch "ruby" bearings are synthetic crystals with exactly that shade of pink
@mrhawaiiglass10 ай бұрын
What’s crazy is how these same gemstones are used in so many different applications. I personally own a ruby, sapphire, aluminum nitride, and dimondium/monocrystalline SiC crucibles.
@BBermsWorld10 ай бұрын
These gems are amazing! I love the recycling and repurposing aspect of the Turtle's Hoard, and some of these materials have awesome properties that you just don't find in natural stones. Thanks for sharing this with us!
@Everything_I_Like.9 ай бұрын
7:42 Fun Fact: this technique is also used in the production of microchips to make ultra pure and pristine Silicon crystal that is then cut to thin "wafers" and of which it will be treated and coated with the necessary materials and after, the designs of the chip will then be etched in to the silicon with a super precise UV Laser projector
@pharaohjones687910 ай бұрын
I ordered a piece of rutile rough from turtles hoard. I was very pleased with the expedient delivery and my rough.
@sensual.waffle10 ай бұрын
they are great people
@Bizquick9410 ай бұрын
Thank You! Those crystals were amazing!
@gems10 ай бұрын
They are!
@kameronmatthews202210 ай бұрын
I’ve followed these guys for aaaages now! You guys cut some of the most amazing and mind blowingly stunning gems!!! I’ve had some of your YAGG, GAGG LuAG your sapphires on my wish list for years now to add to my collection. I’m always blown away by your cut stones, absolutely blown away 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💎💎💎✨✨✨
@AngryTurtleGems10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@misha387210 ай бұрын
Add them to the collection! I've made a few purchases and they're all amazing
@rainbowstar277510 ай бұрын
I like the asscher cut neon green gem too! It looks like a neon colored diamond!
@ZaDussault10 ай бұрын
Imagine a d20 made from that Moissanite
@lazerman1213 ай бұрын
It's been done kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqKzeaKEitV_hZo
@christopherleubner663310 ай бұрын
The green yellow crystals are cerium doped they used the luticium in place of some yttrium as it makes it have a built in calibration. They are used in CT and PET scanners. Those crystals are geat for building DIY diode based radiation sensors, a large faceted one with the table facing the photodiode works the best. ❤
@Keithlynd_10 ай бұрын
I love Jimmy! He's cool.
@ccrisc10010 ай бұрын
I am not for generic lab grown stuff, this is where is at. Something unique and interesting and it has a story. Super cool
@deborahellenberger715310 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Steven & Tim. Beautiful!!
@crystalquarry10 ай бұрын
Okay, I have NEVER seen the dichroic moissanite or the transparent rutile. I have got to cut one of these! This episode was a lot of fun
@AngryTurtleGems10 ай бұрын
Thank you! We do have rough available on the site as well as cut stones. If you haven't cut moissanite before I highly recommend it, it's a lot of fun
@crystalquarry10 ай бұрын
@@AngryTurtleGems thank you, yes I'm very interested!
@scottyoshi9 ай бұрын
Turtles hoard catalog is my dream material list to cut. Thank you for bringing Tim and Steven on. ❤
@jonasgeez214010 ай бұрын
What beautiful gems and so awsome that they are able to repurpose what would otherwise be trash to these companys i guess
@TigressPhoenix10 ай бұрын
Wow! I want one of the glow in the dark stones. So amazing!
@TheMysteryman3479 ай бұрын
I actually purchased a Yttrium aluminium garnet from TurtlesHoard some months ago. It's such a beautiful stone that sits in front of me on my desk even now.
@Chad-Giga.10 ай бұрын
Saw this company on styropyro video and it's so cool!
@9fiveb18010 ай бұрын
Thanks you guys. I'm loving the dichroic moissanite and the rutile gems a lot! Interesting cuts, and interesting facts about how they all came to be. Super cool.
@user-qd9dj6vo5u8 ай бұрын
Loved meeting you both at the Tucson show and getting my “Christmas-Garnet” and our special pens. Looking forward to seeing you at the next show! Great episode
@youngazamh10 ай бұрын
Loved meeting you both at the Tucson show and getting my “Christmas-Garnet” and our special pens. Looking forward to seeing you at the next show! Great episode 💚
@kevinchudy473110 ай бұрын
I love the reels and the material from turtles hoard
@therealchayd10 ай бұрын
Wow, I really love that Ce:LuAG, that's about the glowiest thing that ever glowed 🤩
@rayn874010 ай бұрын
That was thoroughly enjoyable.
@sensual.waffle10 ай бұрын
aye i love turtles horde great unique rough and straight up just awesome people.
@jessicawood42110 ай бұрын
Once I saw the title, I immediately thought of Turtles Hoard, who I already follow on IG. I was so excited that they were the guests! I love seeing their IG posts, & happy to learn more about their unusual work ❤
@SynthiaNominae10 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, amazing to see Turtle's Hoard on here! I bought a YAG (Yttrium Aluminum Garent) ring from them a while ago, and I still get so many comments on it!
@donnasmith99399 ай бұрын
Thanks guys! These were very cool!
@mintconditioncoinrings10 ай бұрын
I’m definitely luag or gaggwhatever it was the yellow one. They were all amazing. ❤
@JustinKPrim10 ай бұрын
Wow that was a super fun episode. So glad you guys were able to get the turtle brothers on the show.
@hermexhermex10 ай бұрын
this is my favorite episode of all time! So cool. Obscure synthetic gems are my thing! I have a fabulite/titanite! These guests are great!
@ralphcampbell252410 ай бұрын
Great video! I liked them all but if I had to choose just one it would have to be the Star Wars ruby. Probably in a 8 x 10 mm cab.
@StarScapesOG10 ай бұрын
Fun fact: radioactive material ALMOST NEVER glows, and even rarer for it to glow green!
@AngryTurtleGems10 ай бұрын
I think the stereotype originally comes from uranium glass which has a similar green glow (though not as bright).
@mikemcdonald275510 ай бұрын
You've never been in a uranium cave, have you
@StarScapesOG10 ай бұрын
@@mikemcdonald2755 I know that most non metallic uranium minerals will flouresce under UV lights, but they don't just glow on their own like in cartoons and some movies.
@melaber7710 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching this channel for years and I think this one of my favorite episodes! I want a dichroic moissanite now!!!!
@DouglasRosser10 ай бұрын
Damn. Gem nerds go hard.
@robblack524810 ай бұрын
Jaw-dropping and energizing. Something so familiar and yet so new gives a real charge!
@ZaDussault10 ай бұрын
Okay but these are awesome! And reusing otherwise waste material is so great! I have earrings made from the copper of a old building roof and I think these should never be thrown away!
@deborahduthie451910 ай бұрын
Thank you both Steve and Tim . I’ll be dreaming of a ring with the beautiful colourful Diamond look alike gem. Nicer than Earth Diamonds.💎
@realcourte10 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Those "industrial" hi-tech stones are so cool and magical! 😯😅
@oscarmedina130310 ай бұрын
What a cool episode! Loved every second. Thank you Steven and Tim for sharing your process and gems with us. Very interesting material.
@Puddin-Tamir10 ай бұрын
Bro steven and tim are amazing
@shanagins0077 ай бұрын
These stones would make an incredible loom on a watch dial.
@blizzunt420e9 ай бұрын
This is probably the most informative and coolest video I’ve ever seen on gems keep up the great work
@ultramarinewaters932510 ай бұрын
Amazing video! This business is so cool!!!
@meganwalker2710 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the treasure!
@zetsumeinaito8 ай бұрын
These lab crystals are neat as hell.
@AlexandroMechina-yb3tf9 ай бұрын
I follow them on Instagram and these Luag gems looks incredible in sunlight. They just look edited how Yellow they glow. Amazing stuff
@mrunderhill39709 ай бұрын
Thank you Steven and Tim - really cool
@milanopiano10 ай бұрын
Absolutely in love with all the specimens they brought. just WOW. So, SO cool.
@Nolsie5 ай бұрын
7:10 that research absolutely created Directed energy weapons.
@user-wd3yl3fk9b10 ай бұрын
Thank you guys!
@texasceechelle10 ай бұрын
The best so far! Very informative and fun.
@margaritaalvarez846210 ай бұрын
That was wonderful! This up-cycling on another level, (I want one). I love that these gentleman came up with this special idea!!
@jamiecurran354410 ай бұрын
Beautiful peices!😊💜✌️
@jefferywise190610 ай бұрын
Next level dumpster diving! Great stuff and fun. Learning a lot as well.
@gsellis10 ай бұрын
Turtle's Hoard rocks. I have a bunch of their rough.
@bethlovesthings10 ай бұрын
This was an amazing video! I learnt so much oh wow.
@houseofsylas10 ай бұрын
Yay! Soooo so so cool and interesting! Stephen and Tim got me hooked, and now I can't quit!
@1112Hades10 ай бұрын
I know you! You cut so many large pieces of gems I love your videos
@sensual.waffle10 ай бұрын
yeah houseofsylas is insane one of the best faceters around @@1112Hades
@elwinprice66710 ай бұрын
Seriously good info!! I want some of this😎
@philodendron610 ай бұрын
Good Lord! You keep upping the stakes, cruel crowd😍
@simonphoenix37896 ай бұрын
wow that garnet is incredible. I'm surprised it isn't wildly popular for jewellery.
@Think_Up9 ай бұрын
This was really interesting!!! I wish I could get a solid ring out of one of the more yellow-greenish glowing ones. Not a metal ring with a stone, the entire ring made out it.
@tanman762710 ай бұрын
pure awesome! I want some LuAG!
@gingerredshoes10 ай бұрын
So cool! 😎 Great episode.
@eliotoole45345 ай бұрын
I would love to see another episode like this!
@hailey-louisebudding71110 ай бұрын
Thank you guys this was so cool 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
@Indrid__Cold10 ай бұрын
I've been collecting lab grown gem crystals for twenty years. I have some amazing crystals from the former Soviet Union, as well as superb crystals of ruby and sapphire grown by John Chatham (not Tom) himself.
@amberandrews684210 ай бұрын
That was just fantastic! Thank You!!
@jenniferjuniper128 ай бұрын
Thanks for featuring them! So interesting!
@petbird1910 ай бұрын
I am so glad you guys had them! I follow their instagram with huge interest!
@gems10 ай бұрын
Us too!
@annejungle681510 ай бұрын
Wow va häftigt😮
@gemstonedanddruzy10 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved this episode. Such great modern material
@jupiterjanes10 ай бұрын
Really loved this episode!!!
@amandaperry752210 ай бұрын
It reminds me of green kryptonite from superhero shows like superman the animated series on Tv Thank you for showing us your gems
@zack4president4 ай бұрын
I love it when one twin grown their hair out so people can tell the difference.
@ferret133710 ай бұрын
thank you for the highly informative and enjoyable episode
@asherscott31519 ай бұрын
So cool. I would go to a museum of these pieces!
@drgror204710 ай бұрын
Amazing episode, happy to have few synthetic gems from them
@myworstenemyme10 ай бұрын
WOW YOU ALL JUST TOOK IT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. I LOVE IT