{"product_id":"carved-titanium-laser-sapphire-gems","title":"Titanium Laser Sapphire Gems With Carved Backs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are carved gemstones made from titanium laser sapphire. These labgrown sapphires have bubbles in them from the growth process -- we call this variety 'strawberry sapphires' since they have seeds.  The carvings on the back are of various floral and geometric designs - these are great little curiosities that could be made into beautiful jewelry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitanium sapphire is a very unusual variety of sapphire, never found in nature. Because even a few parts per million of iron will interact with titanium ions and produce a dark blue, there's nowhere on Earth a crystal like this could grow naturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn fact, the purity required is so high that titanium sapphire doesn't get grown with cheaper lab methods either - flame fusion setups have a hard time obtaining the extreme chemical purity needed for pink titanium sapphire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it's grown with industrial purity, however, however, the resulting crystal is a bright padparascha-like pink color which shifts between a starburst pink and a more pink-orange depending on the lighting. We were able to get some leftover offcuts from a laser crystal grower--these were not produced for the gem trade but they make for incredible gems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a hardness of 9 sapphire is ideal for use in all kinds of jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turtle's Hoard","offers":[{"title":"Floral Hexagon, 18.9×14mm, 20.7ct","offer_id":52291958571296,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00120260902","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Long Geometric Hexagon, 20.3×13mm, 22.4ct","offer_id":52291958604064,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00220260902","price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Floral Hexagon, 19.2×14.7mm, 28.1ct","offer_id":52291958636832,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00320260902","price":402.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Long Floral Hexagon, 23.2×14.8mm, 27.8ct","offer_id":52291958669600,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00420260902","price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Floral Hexagon, 17.9mm, 37.8ct","offer_id":52291958702368,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00520260902","price":487.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Floral Hexagon, 18.2mm, 26ct","offer_id":52291958735136,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00620260902","price":380.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Floral 10-Sided Cut, 22.1mm, 67.8ct","offer_id":52291958767904,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00720260902","price":751.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Floral Geometric Hexagon, 21.2mm, 62.5ct","offer_id":52291958800672,"sku":"Gem_TiCRV_00820260902","price":693.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/6794\/0384\/files\/CRV_TiSapphHex_20260902_002256.jpg?v=1788323002","url":"https:\/\/store.gemsofscience.com\/products\/carved-titanium-laser-sapphire-gems","provider":"Gems Of Science","version":"1.0","type":"link"}