Laser Rod Alexandrite Facet Rough faceting Apparently this material was accidentally

Apparently this material was accidentally produced in an old Soviet-era refinery which had very dirty

so when cut stones are oriented a particular way they can look very similar to imperial topaz

Daniel Rytz at Brevalor devoted over a decade of his life to untangling it

though it is vanishingly rare today

1x larger knurled brass lap nut (nicer on the fingers)

Laser Rod Alexandrite Facet Rough faceting Apparently this material was accidentallyThese are genuine, lab created alexandrite facet rough. These pieces were sawn from laser rods, either during initial production or refurbishment efforts (don't worry, no laser grade rods were harmed in the making of this rough!) We recently got our hands on a few decommissioned rods of alexandrite from lasers! These rods likely lived out a full career inside lasers as a crystalline lasing medium, but eventually they were pushed too far or had dust