Moh's Hardness Scale

  1. MOH'S HARDNESS SCALE
    • TALL TALC
    • GIRLS GYPSUM
    • CAN CALCITE
    • FLIRT FLUORITE
    • AND APATITE
    • OTHER ORTHOCLASE
    • QUAINT QUARTZ
    • THINGS TOPAZ
    • CAN CORUNDUM
    • DO DIAMOND
  2. FINGERNAIL
    H = 2.5
  3. PENNY
    H = 3-3.5
  4. NAIL OR KNIFE
    H = 5-5.5
  5. GLASS
    H = 5.5-6
  6. BLACK STREAK PLATE
    H = 6.5
  7. TALC
    H = 1
  8. GYPSUM
    H = 2
  9. CALCITE
    H = 3
  10. FLUORITE
    H = 4
  11. APATITE
    H = 5
  12. ORTHOCLASE (FELDSPAR)
    H = 6
  13. QUARTZ
    H = 7
  14. TOPAZ
    H = 8
  15. CORUNDUM
    H = 9
  16. DIAMOND
    H = 10 A DIAMOND IS 40 TIMES HARDER THAN TALC
Author
amcmullen
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Moh's Hardness Scale
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moh's hardness scale
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