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Because of the remarkable hardness of sapphires – 9 on the Mohs scale (the third hardest mineral, after diamond at 10 and moissanite at 9.5) – sapphires are also used in some non-ornamental applications, such as infrared optical components, high-durability windows, wristwatch crystals and movement bearings, and very thin electronic wafers ...
The first crystalline artificial diamond simulants were synthetic white sapphire (Al 2 O 3, pure corundum) and spinel (MgO·Al 2 O 3, pure magnesium aluminium oxide). Both have been synthesized in large quantities since the first decade of the 20th century via the Verneuil or flame-fusion process, although spinel was not in wide use until the ...
Wedding anniversaries extend the jubilee hierarchy with various sequences of substances filling in many of the gaps between the same major milestones. In 2017 the 65th anniversary of the accession of Elizabeth II was widely referred to as her "sapphire jubilee" or more specifically as her blue sapphire jubilee (see Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II) [1] but more traditionally the sapphire ...
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The five cardinal gems. Clockwise from top: sapphire, ruby, emerald, amethyst, diamond. Cardinal gems are gemstones which have traditionally been considered precious above all others. The classification of the cardinal gems dates back to antiquity, and was largely determined by ceremonial or religious use as well as rarity. [1]
After “Conclave” screenwriter Peter Straughan earned the Golden Globe for best screenplay on Sunday evening, he took a moment to address Megyn Kelly’s viral rant about the film. While ...
[44] made their name selling genuine Blue-White diamonds, but others in the industry saw the opportunity to use the term to sell lower quality diamonds. By 1938, the term "Blue White" and the underlying concept that blue (i.e. fluorescence) added value to white (colorless) diamonds had become abused by too many unscrupulous dealers and the U.S ...