The Corundum Mine Trail in the Split Rock Lighthouse State Park along the North Shore is a very easy trail to hike, though the last stretch becomes a little difficult as it goes uphill.

Researchers at Heidelberg University are studying the formation of this characteristically blue-colored crystal in volcanic ...

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green—ruby red and emerald green. But have you ever wondered how they get those colors?

Learn about the mineral, corundum, on this week's episode of Mineral Monday with Garrett Barmore.

Corundum Systems Biology, a leading investment company dedicated to advancing life-changing systems biology solutions for human health and well-being, today announced it has appointed Jessica ...

Corundum Convergence Institute (CCI), a non-profit venture fueling groundbreaking research at the intersection of neuroscience and systems biology, today announced it has awarded a research grant ...

The latter substance should be regarded not as a mineral, but as a rock—one in which the mineral corundum is a predominant constituent, though always mixed with magnetite, tourmaline, and many ...

Thomas L. Watson, George Steiger, Titanium-bearing corundum spinellite (rock emery): a preliminary statement of its occurrence and composition in Virginia, Journal of the Washington Academy of ...

Chemists led by F. Schüth at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung mechanochemically produce corundum nanoparticles in a ball mill.

Sapphires are among the most precious gems, yet they consist solely of chemically 'contaminated' aluminum oxide, or corundum. It is widely assumed that these crystals with their ...