It is a Mineral
Oh, dude, the best slogan for corundum would be "Corundum: Hard as a Rock, Pretty as a Gem." I mean, it's technically correct, right? Like, corundum is one tough mineral, but it's also used in jewelry because it can be super sparkly and beautiful. So, yeah, that slogan totally works.
The ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum, so the ruby is indeed a mineral.
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.
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.
Corundum - Crystalline Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) is a mineral that is hard (9.0 on Mohs scale) and used as an abrasive.
Corundum is a mineral, therefore it could not be the hardest rock.
Corundum.
The commercial name of the ruby is 'ruby rock'. In geological terms it is called as Goodletite. It is commonly found in Westland and New Zealand.
Sapphire is gem quality corundum, which is a mineral.
Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum, and is not classified as sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic in the manner of rocks.
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 !
Corundum can scratch all minerals except diamond, making it the second hardest mineral on the Mohs scale with a hardness of 9. Diamond, with a hardness of 10, is the only mineral that can scratch corundum.
Ruby is a mineral and a variety of the mineral corundum. It is a gemstone known for its red hue, which comes from traces of chromium in its crystal structure. Rocks are made up of one or more minerals, so ruby itself is not considered a rock.
The mineral corundum.
According to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, quartz (7) will not scratch any mineral with a higher number on the scale. Corundum is listed at 9. Therefore quartz will not scratch corundum, but corundum can scratch quartz.
Rubies are part of the corundum mineral group.
Diamond is the only mineral that has the same hardness as corundum, which is the second hardest natural mineral on the Mohs scale after diamond. Both corundum and diamond have a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale.