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AL2O3 + Fe and/or Ti

The basic material of sapphire is known as corundrum - a colorless material formed from aluminum oxide. It is the addition of Titanium and Iron during the formation of the sapphire crystals that produces the beautiful blue of this corundrum variety.

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