Mohs Scale
A table of comparative hardness of minerals devised by the Austrian mineralogist, Friedrich Mohs, where 10 (diamond) is the hardest and 1 (talc) the softest.
Back to GlossaryA table of comparative hardness of minerals devised by the Austrian mineralogist, Friedrich Mohs, where 10 (diamond) is the hardest and 1 (talc) the softest.
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