Corundum

[TeAra]

Was cleaning up some more of the corundum I collected and ran across these 2 with a purple hue to them. Thought I would share

 

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[TJE]

Very nice! Is amethyst the same or a different stone?

 

[TeAra]

totally different. amethyst is quartz where corundum is sapphire or ruby.

 

[old digger]

Very nice! Is amethyst the same or a different stone?

On Mohs chart, I think corundum is a bit harder.

 

[TeAra]

Yes quartz has a hardness of 7 whereas corundum is a 9