Hi Bob, for something probably less toxic (but also less sweet tasting), try beryllium ortho-silicate (Be2SiO4). Crystals of sufficient purity serve as excellent test crystals, with low absorption and ridiculous diffraction. You might need a jeweler to cut them down to size.
All best. Andreas On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 4:37 AM Sweet, Robert < [email protected]> wrote: > With all respect, this conversation make my skin crawl a little. I've been > taught that beryllium salts are EXTREMELY toxic. Please study this: > https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/beryllium_chloride > > Hopefully, > > > Bob > > > ================================================ > Robert M. 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