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星光红宝石

English translation: Star Ruby

14:18 Apr 8, 2002
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
/ gem industry
Chinese term or phrase: 星光红宝石
星光红宝石
shcheong
Singapore
Local time: 13:38
English translation:Star Ruby
Explanation:
i ever translated a websit from english to chinese, which contains this term.
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Donglai Lou (X)
China
Local time: 13:38
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Star Ruby
Donglai Lou (X)
4 +1同意bantin的译法
Libin PhD


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Star Ruby


Explanation:
i ever translated a websit from english to chinese, which contains this term.

Donglai Lou (X)
China
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in pair: 467
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yubing YANG (X)
41 mins
agree  Raymond Chu
1 hr
agree  Libin PhD: Star ruby is the correct answer for this question. Here is an excerpt from a textbook of Mineralogy:
4 hrs
agree  Raytrans
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
同意bantin的译法


Explanation:
同意bantin的译法

本想在上面的Agree后面加一点说明，帮助shcheong选择。但太长，只好另外放在这里。

Star ruby is the correct answer for this question. Here is an excerpt from a textbook of Mineralogy:

Corundum (刚玉) of gem quality is found in a wide variety of colors: yellow (oriental topaz 黄玉), green (oriental emerald 祖母绿，翡翠), purple (oriental amethyst 紫水晶), blue (sapphire 蓝宝石), red (ruby 红宝石). The color of ruby is apparently due to a small Cr content and the color of sapphire to Fe and Ti. The varieties star sapphire and star ruby (星光红宝石) are highly prized for the six-rayed star formed by internal reflection in a strong light.

The book is called Elements of Mineralogy (1968) by Brian Mason of US National Museum, Washingtong D.C.

I used to major in Geochemistry when I was an undergraduate at University of Science and Technology of China. Brian Mason also happened to be a famous scholar in meteorite study (陨石学) and for my master's degree, I studied meteorite. That is why I have kept his book as a basic reference for mineralogy.



Libin PhD
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in pair: 326

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