He ʻoiaʻiʻo ka Sapphire hoʻololi kala i Corundum, e ʻike ʻia nā kala like ʻole i nā kukui ʻokoʻa, ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo ka corundum hoʻololi kala a i ʻole ka waiwai kala, manaʻo ʻia ka hoʻololi ʻana i ke kala e ka chrome element i corundum.
ʻO nā hiʻohiʻona ʻokoʻa o ke kūlohelohe a me ka SyntheticʻOki ʻia nā sapphires ʻōmaʻomaʻo protolith uliuli ʻeleʻele e hōʻike i ka waihoʻoluʻu multidirectional o ka ʻōmaʻomaʻo a i ʻole ka uliuli-'ōmaʻomaʻo ma ke alo, a laila hiki ke hana ʻia nā sapphires maoli.
ʻAlani, ʻaʻole waihoʻoluʻu ka ʻōniʻoniʻo, aniani, ʻulaʻula aniani, paʻakikī 9, ʻumekaumaha kikoʻī 4.016, {0001}, {10 ˉ 10} Cleavage.[1]
ʻO Pink Sapphire ʻulaʻula sapphire: ma mua, ua manaʻo ka poʻe kaiāulu honua he corundum wale nō me ka hohonu waena a hiki i ka ʻulaʻula ʻeleʻele a i ʻole ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula hiki ke kapa ʻia he ruby.ʻO ka poʻe e hoʻohuli i ke kukui ʻulaʻula i māmā loa, ua kapa ʻia nā sapphi pink.
Ua kapa ʻia ʻo sapphire nā ʻano ʻano corundum ma mua o ka ruby.ʻO ka inoa mineral Sapphire no ka corundum, nā mineral hui corundum.
ʻO ka sapphire melemele ʻike ʻia he topaz ma ka ʻoihana.He ʻano like ʻole o ka corundum papa melemele.Mai ka melemele māmā a hiki i ka melemele canary, melemele gula, melemele meli a me ka melemele māmā, me ka melemele gula ka mea maikaʻi loa.Hoʻopili pinepine ʻia ka melemele me ke ʻano o ka hao hao.