What is the difference between corundum and sapphire?
corundum | sapphire |
(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al]]2[[oxygen, O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
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A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
A deep blue colour.
A type of South American hummingbird.
Sapphire is a related term of corundum.
As nouns the difference between corundum and sapphire
is that corundum is an extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive while sapphire is a clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.As an adjective sapphire is
of a deep blue colour.As a proper noun Sapphire is
{{given name|female|from=English}} from the precious stone.corundum
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(wikipedia corundum)Noun
(-)sapphire
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(wikipedia sapphire)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire , emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
- The blue-chinned sapphire can be found many parts of South America, depending on season.
