Depends on if it's gem quality or commercial grade, and color and place of origin.
Corundum's luster is metallic.
Corundum comes in just about every color of the rainbow. Every color but red is considered sapphire. Red corundum is the mineral that forms rubies.
Yes, corundum is a gemstone. It is one of the hardest minerals on Earth, second only to diamond, and is the mineral form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3). Corundum occurs in a variety of colors, but the most well-known gem-quality varieties are ruby and sapphire, which are both forms of corundum. Ruby is the red variety of corundum, while sapphire encompasses all other colors of corundum, including blue, yellow, pink, purple, green, and colorless. Corundum is highly valued for its durability, beauty, and rarity, making it a sought-after gemstone for jewelry.
Rubies and sapphires are both gem-quality variants of the same mineral: corundum. The only difference is in color. Red or pink corundum is ruby. Corundum in other colors is sapphire.
It is a Mineral
Corundum.
Small traces of iron are responsible for much of the color found in corundum (saphire) gems. Ruby, however, does not contain iron and will not be affected by a magnet. To be technical however, I should point out that corundum is not magnetic. Corundum will not attract other pieces of iron to itself (as far as I know). To simply answer that corundum is not magnetic would have been misleading.
Corundum is not magnetic.
Corundum ( (Al_2O_3) ) is hexagonal in crystal structure.
The value of the mineral corundum will vary according to its appearance. Gem quality corundum is highly valued. Non gem quality corundum has many industrial uses and is much less highly valued.
Corundum is used for jewlery
Red corundum is called ruby.
Corundum is aluminium oxide, Al2O3.
Pure corundum is clear in color.
Corundum is in the trigonal crystal system.
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
Red corundum is called ruby.