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Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide (α-Al2O3) with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, cobalt, lead, chromium, vanadium, magnesium, boron, and silicon. The name sapphire is derived from the Latin word sapphirus, itself from the Greek word sappheiros (σάπφειρος, itself from a Semit…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire | Birefringence | 0.008 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Category | Oxide mineral | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Cleavage | Poor | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Color | Typically blue, but varies | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Crystal class | Hexagonal scalenohedral (3m) H-M symbol: (32/m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Crystal habit | As crystals, massive and granular | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Crystal system | Trigonal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Diaphaneity | Transparent to nearly opaque | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Formula | Aluminium oxide, Al2O3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Fracture | Conchoidal, splintery | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Fusibility | Infusible | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Luster | Vitreous | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Melting point | 2,030–2,050 °C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Mohs scale hardness | 9.0 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Optical properties | Uniaxial (–), Abbe number 72.2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Other characteristics | Coefficient of thermal expansion (5.0–6.6)×10−6/K [citation needed] relative permittivity at 20 °C ε = 8.9–11.1 (anisotropic) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Pleochroism | Strong | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Refractive index | nω = 1.768–1.772 nε = 1.760–1.763 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Solubility | Insoluble | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Space group | R3c | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Specific gravity | 3.98–4.06 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Streak | Colorless | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | Twinning | Both growth twins (in various orientations) and polysynthetic glide twinning on the rhombohedron [1011 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sapphire | causes | the planet Saturn | 0.90 | text |
| Sapphire | is a | precious gemstone | 0.90 | text |
| Sapphire | is a | delicate one | 0.90 | text |
| Sapphire | is a | type of sapphire that exhibits a star-like phenomenon known as asterism | 0.90 | text |
| Sapphire | is a | traditional gift for a 45th wedding anniversary.A sapphire jubilee occurs after 65 years | 0.90 | text |
| Sapphire | is a | birthstone of September.An Italian superstition holds that sapphires are amulets against eye problems | 0.90 | text |
| Sapphire | is a | official state gem of Queensland | 0.90 | text |
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