Tagged “hardness”

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Gemstone

Pure crystalline carbon — the hardest natural material and the enduring symbol of the precious stones.

The red variety of corundum — second only to diamond in hardness, and coloured by chromium.

Corundum in every colour but red — famed for its blue, and prized for durability.

A hard aluminium fluorosilicate spanning colourless to imperial orange — with a notable cleavage to respect.

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