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Gemstone vs Kornerupine - What's the difference?

gemstone | kornerupine |

As nouns the difference between gemstone and kornerupine

is that gemstone is a gem, usually made of minerals while kornerupine is (mineralogy) a rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (mg,fe2+)4(al,fe3+)6(sio4,bo4)5(o,oh)2, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.

gemstone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a gem, usually made of minerals.

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    * (wikipedia "gemstone")

    kornerupine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe2+)4(Al,Fe3+)6(SiO4,BO4)5(O,OH)2, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
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