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MohsHardness 1

This document provides a table listing various materials and their relative hardness on the Mohs hardness scale of 1-10. The scale ranges from softest (talc at 1) to hardest (diamond at 10). Some key materials and their ratings include gypsum at 2, calcite and zinc sulfide at 3, fluorite at 4, apatite at 5, orthoclase at 6, quartz at 7, garnet at 7-8, corundum at 9, and diamond at 10. The table serves as a reference for comparing the hardness of different minerals and materials.

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MohsHardness 1

This document provides a table listing various materials and their relative hardness on the Mohs hardness scale of 1-10. The scale ranges from softest (talc at 1) to hardest (diamond at 10). Some key materials and their ratings include gypsum at 2, calcite and zinc sulfide at 3, fluorite at 4, apatite at 5, orthoclase at 6, quartz at 7, garnet at 7-8, corundum at 9, and diamond at 10. The table serves as a reference for comparing the hardness of different minerals and materials.

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Mohs Hardness rev.

03/2020

Material Mohs Hardness


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Talc 1
Steatite (Soapstone) 1 - 2.5
Gypsum 2
Serpentine 2-4
Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) 2.5
Gold 2.5 - 3
Barium Sulfate 3
Calcite 3
Chalk (Calcium Carbonate) 3
Zinc Sulfide 3
Dentin 3-4
Plastic Media 3-4
Alumina (Synthetic Aluminum Oxide) 3.4
Fluorite 4
Amalgam 4-5
Kyanite 4-7
Apatite 5
Enamel 5
Diopside 5-6
Strontium Titanate 5-6
Glass Bead 5.5
Enstatite 5.5
Titanium Dioxide (Anatase) 5.5
Anatase 5.5 - 6
Hematite 5.5 - 6.5
Magnetite 5.5 - 6.5
Orthoclase 6
Petalite 6
Pumice 6
Feldspar 6
Porcelain, feldspathic 6-7
Sillimanite 6-7
Spodumene 6-7
Mohs Hardness
Material Mohs Hardness
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Silica Sand 6-7
Olivine 6.5
Pyrite 6.5
Titanium Dioxide, Rutile 6.5
Zirconium Silicate (Zircon) 6.5 - 7.5
Copper Slag 7
Cuttlebone 7
Furnace Slag 7
Glass (Lead Free) 7
Quartz (Silica Sand) 7
Specular Hematite 7 - 7.5
Staurolite 7 - 7.5
Garnet 7-8
Emery 7-9
Spinel ~8
YAG 8¼
Steel Shot/Grit 8
Zirconia 8
Chrysoberyl 8.5
Aluminum Oxide/Alundum 9
Corundum (Natural Aluminum Oxide) 9
Crystolon (SiC) 9
Tungsten Carbide 9
Burundum 9+
Boron Carbide 9 - 10
Silicon Carbide 9 - 10
Diamond 10

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