1) Apatite 5 2) Calcite 3 3) Feldspar 6 4) Fluorite 4 5) Gypsum 2 6) Quartz 7 7) Where a diamond is rated a 10
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The most commonly used scale of relative hardness of minerals with numbers from one to ten assigned to ten minerals of increasing hardness from talc to diamond.
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A scale for determining the relative hardness of a mineral according to its resistance to scratching by one of the minerals in the table below. Mineral Hardness Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 1 Gypsum CaSO
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Synonym for hardness scale ... A qualitative scale in which minerals are classified in order of their increasing hardness, based on the fact that the harder of two materials will scratch the softer and will not be scratched by it. The scale lists 15 substances: 1, talc; 2, gypsum; 3, calcite; 4, fluorite; 5, apatite; 6, orthoclase, periclase; 7, vi...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mōz Definitions: 1. One of two scales measuring the hardness of materials. The original Mohs scale listed 10 sustances of increasing hardness: talc (1), gypsum (2), calcite (3), fluorite (4), apatite (5), orthoclase (6), quartz (7), topaz (8), corundum (9), and diamond (10); the modified Mohs scale lists 15 minerals a...
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See hardness
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n] - a scale of hardness of solids
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a scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral
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noun a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance
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Scale of hardness for minerals (in ascending order): 1 talc; 2 gypsum; 3 calcite; 4 fluorite; 5 apatite; 6 orthoclase; 7 quartz; 8 topaz; 9 corundum; 10 diamond. The scale is useful in mineral identification because any mineral will scratch any other mineral lower on the scale than itself, and similarly it wi...
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Created, in 1812, by the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs, the Mohs' scale of hardness quantifies the scratch resistance of minerals by comparing the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material ranging from Talc (1) to Diamond (10). Corundum (Ruby or Sapphire) has a hardness of 9 therefore Diamond is 4x harder than Corundum.
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a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbr.: MSH
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