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Corundum is a
crystalline form of
aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
typically containing traces of iron, titanium, vanadium, and chromium. It is a rock-forming mineral...
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Sapphire is a
precious gemstone, a
variety of the
mineral corundum,
consisting of
aluminium oxide (α-Al2O3) with
trace amounts of
elements such as iron...
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Corundum is the name for a
structure prototype in
inorganic solids,
derived from the
namesake polymorph of
aluminum oxide (α-Al2O3).
Other compounds, especially...
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remains the most cost
effective and
common method of
creating corundums today. The
flame fusion process is
completed in a
Verneuil furnace. The...
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Corundum (IX-164), a Trefoil-class
concrete barge designated an
unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the
United States Navy to be...
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another are not
large enough, the
mineral will not
display cleavage.
Corundum, for example,
displays no cleavage.
Cleavage forms parallel to crystallographic...
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Corundum is the most
common naturally occurring crystalline form of
aluminium oxide.
Rubies and
sapphires are gem-quality
forms of
corundum, which...
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ordinal scale. For example,
corundum (9) is
twice as hard as
topaz (8), but
diamond (10) is four
times as hard as
corundum.[citation needed] The table...
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mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most po****r
traditional jewelry gems and is very durable.
Other varieties of gem-quality
corundum are...
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Cycladic culture. The
island is
famous as a
source of emery, a rock rich in
corundum,
which until modern times was one of the best
abrasives available. The...
