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Definition of the day : « corundum »
- As in diamond : noun gemstone
- To polish diamonds they make use of the powder of adamantine spar, or the corundum stone.
- Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
- Pliny says, corundum was used in the form of a splinter fixed in an iron style.
- Extract from : « Scarabs » by Isaac Myer
- The stones have been rubbed into shape apparently by corundum.
- Extract from : « Scarabs » by Isaac Myer
- The color of corundum is usually brown, but it varies greatly.
- Extract from : « Geology » by William J. Miller
- There are indications of sapphires and other forms of corundum.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 » by Various
- Corundum is the hardest substance known, next to the diamond.
- Extract from : « The A B C of Mining » by Charles A. Bramble
- The proportion of corundum in this emery is said to vary from 37 to 57%.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 » by Various
- The corundum burr in McTeague's engine hummed in a prolonged monotone.
- Extract from : « McTeague » by Frank Norris
- Well, the sapphire in all its beautiful tints is only a variety of corundum, colored by metallic oxide.
- Extract from : « Jewel Mysteries » by Max Pemberton
- Quartz ought to exist in a state of hydrate, and Wavellite, not Corundum, ought to be the state of alumina in granite.
- Extract from : « The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2) » by John Ayrton Paris