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  2. Mohs scale - Wikipedia

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    Mohs hardness kit, containing one specimen of each mineral on the ten-point hardness scale. The Mohs scale (/ m oʊ z / MOHZ) of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

  3. Hardnesses of the elements (data page) - Wikipedia

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    Mohs scale of mineral hardness; Mohs hardness of materials (data page) Vickers hardness test; Brinell scale This page was last edited on ...

  4. Chrysoberyl - Wikipedia

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    Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and beryl are two completely different gemstones, although they both contain beryllium. Chrysoberyl is the third-hardest frequently encountered natural gemstone and lies at 8.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, between corundum (9) and topaz (8). [7]

  5. Ruby - Wikipedia

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    Rubies have a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Among the natural gems, only moissanite and diamond are harder, with diamond having a Mohs hardness of 10.0 and moissanite falling somewhere in between corundum (ruby) and diamond in hardness.

  6. Morganite (gem) - Wikipedia

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    Mohs scale hardness: 7.5 to 8: ... It was also known, with other gemstone minerals, such as tourmaline and kunzite, at Pala, California. In December 1910, ...

  7. Sapphire - Wikipedia

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    Because of the remarkable hardness of sapphires – 9 on the Mohs scale (the third-hardest mineral, after diamond at 10 and moissanite at 9.5) – sapphires are also used in some non-ornamental applications, such as infrared optical components, high-durability windows, wristwatch crystals and movement bearings, and very thin electronic wafers ...