In its natural state, corundum looks like most grayish red rocks. However, a trained eye would be able to see the rough sapphires and other gems that may be contained in them.
Corundum.
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 !
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.
Corundum is used as an abrasive powder to polish lenses.
Ruby is the common name for the reddish variety of the mineral corundum. Blue corundum is called sapphire.
Corundum.
Corundum ( (Al_2O_3) ) is hexagonal in crystal structure.
Corundum is in the trigonal crystal system.
Corundum is used for jewlery
look like a cylinder, cirgarette, stick. feel powdery, smooth, and hard
Red corundum is called ruby.
Corundum is aluminium oxide, Al2O3.
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.
100% of rubies are corundum. "Ruby" is a name made up by the gem trade for the mineral known as corundum, when it is red.
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.