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Asteriated sapphire.

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• SAPPHIRE
  Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem. of rubies, sapphires, and of pearlés white. Chaucer. Note: Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular
• ASTERIATED
  Radiated, with diverging rays; as, asteriated sapphire.
• WATER SAPPHIRE
  A deep blue variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem; -- called also saphir d'eau.