Difference between revisions of "Pink sapphire"
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| − | A transparent pink color gemstone composed of [ | + | A transparent pink color gemstone composed of [[corundum|corundum]]. The pink sapphire contains a small amount of [[chromium|chromium]] impurities. Large amounts of chromium givea a dark red stone known as a [[rubyH|ruby]]. |
== Sources Checked for Data in Record == | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
Revision as of 11:19, 10 May 2016
Description
A transparent pink color gemstone composed of Corundum. The pink sapphire contains a small amount of Chromium impurities. Large amounts of chromium givea a dark red stone known as a ruby.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 693
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire (Accessed Feb. 10, 2006)