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Unveiling the Mystery: How “Contaminated” Aluminum Oxide Turns Into Precious Sapphires

Researchers at Heidelberg University are investigating how this distinctively blue-colored crystal forms in volcanic melts. Sapphires, highly valued as precious gems, are essentially aluminum oxide, or corundum, with chemical impurities. These typically blue crystals are predominantly found in sili

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