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Variety of corundum
This article is about the real mineral. For mythological and fictional substances of a similar name, see Adamant. For the type of mineral lustre, see Adamantine lustre.
Adamantine spar is a silky brown variety of corundum. It has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale.