white sapphire
a colorless variety of corundum, used as a gemstone.
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How to use white sapphire in a sentence
Clear, colourless crystals are known as white sapphire, and are very valuable.
It has been produced artificially by adding iron instead of chromium to the matrix from which the white sapphire crystallizes.
Few colorless stones other than diamond, white sapphire (chiefly scientific), and quartz are seen in the trade.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeIn the light colored stones and in white sapphire, the difficulty is greater, as there are no color variations in the latter case.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeThe author thus obtained a white sapphire from a crystal of light yellow material.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wade
British Dictionary definitions for white sapphire
a white pure variety of corundum, used as a gemstone
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