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Pliny says, corundum was used in the form of a splinter fixed in an iron style.
SCARABSISAAC MYER
The stones have been rubbed into shape apparently by corundum.
SCARABSISAAC MYER
This is true whether it has reference to a grindstone, emery, corundum wheel, or a plain oil stone.
PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYSJ. S. ZERBE
Corundum and pure emery are ores that are very rich in aluminum, containing about fifty-four per cent.
Corundum is the hardest substance known, next to the diamond.
THE A B C OF MININGCHARLES A. BRAMBLE
Corundum is characterised by a high specific gravity (4.0) and extreme hardness.
A TEXTBOOK OF ASSAYING: FOR THE USE OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH MINES.CORNELIUS BERINGER AND JOHN JACOB BERINGER
In composition it differs entirely from sapphire, or the rhombohedral corundum.
Spinelle Ruby, called Dodecahedral corundum by some mineralogists, and Balas ruby by lapidaries.
Its name was derived from carbon and corundum (a form of alumina), from a mistaken view as to its composition.
Copper ore is found in many tracts throughout India, plumbago in Madras, and corundum in southern India.
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