white sapphire
Americannoun
noun
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It is evident, therefore, that whosoever succeeds in making artificially clear crystals of white sapphire has the power, by introducing appropriate colouring matter, to make the Oriental ruby, sapphire, emerald, topaz and amethyst.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
By the admixture of 2 or 3% of a chromium compound with original materials the resulting white sapphire became ruby.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Ebelmen produced the white sapphire and rose-coloured spinel by fusing the constituents at a high temperature in boracic acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
In the light colored stones and in white sapphire, the difficulty is greater, as there are no color variations in the latter case.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
The author thus obtained a white sapphire from a crystal of light yellow material.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
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