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A transparent pink color gemstone composed of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=corundum corundum]. The pink sapphire contains a small amount of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chromium chromium] impurities. Large amounts of chromium givea a dark red stone known as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rubyH ruby]. | A transparent pink color gemstone composed of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=corundum corundum]. The pink sapphire contains a small amount of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chromium chromium] impurities. Large amounts of chromium givea a dark red stone known as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rubyH ruby]. | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 693 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 693 | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 1 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)