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Corundum (structure) (Mineralogy 💎)
Corundum is the name for a structure prototype in inorganic solids, derived from the namesake polymorph of aluminum oxide. Other compounds, especially among the inorganic solids, exist in corundum structure, either in ambient or other conditions. Corundum structures are associated with metal-insulator transition, ferroelectricity, polar magnet...
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