sapphire

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Materials with this level of hardness are among the toughest used in industrial applications and rank just below superhard materials such as sapphire and diamond.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Tour the Smithsonian Gem Collection whenever you want with this book on the histories of the Star of Asia sapphire, the Dom Pedro Aquamarine obelisk and the Hope Diamond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The stolen items included sapphire and emerald sets once worn by Napoleon’s wives and Empress Eugénie’s diamond corsage brooch.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

She also excavated a few gems, including a star sapphire ring that belonged to her late father and an inexpensive metal lotus bowl that I had loved, deformed but still somehow itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

They’re beautiful: a filigreed pattern, like those Persian designs on mosques, supporting sapphire stones.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali