Sapphire

A sapphire is the mineral corundum, the same as ruby, but colored blue by iron and titanium.
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- Shelf
- Gems
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Licenses
- CC0
How to play
Tap it to catch the six-rayed star gliding across it.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catch the star | Tap | ||
| Star | Button | ||
| Color | Color | #1f4fd1 |
About it
A sapphire is the mineral corundum, the same as ruby, but colored blue by iron and titanium. Sapphires come in many colors, from yellow to pink, but blue is the best known. They are very hard, so they last a long time in rings.
Some sapphires show a star of six rays, because tiny needles of another mineral inside reflect the light. The star is called an asterism, and it moves as the stone or the light moves. Tap it to catch the star: its rays spread out from a bright center, it glides across the top, and the rays draw back in at the far side.
Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 60,000 at Low, and up to 830,000 at Max
Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Glass Tap.wav (diamond-tap.mp3) | Unicornaphobist | CC0 1.0 |
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Nearby
DiamondA diamond is pure carbon, squeezed into a crystal deep underground by great heat and pressure, and carried up to the surface by volcanic eruptions long ago.
RubyA ruby is a red form of the mineral corundum, which is made of aluminum and oxygen.
EmeraldAn emerald is a green form of the mineral beryl, colored by tiny amounts of chromium or vanadium.
OpalOpal is made of tiny balls of silica, the stuff of quartz and sand, with a little water between them.