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The Mohs scale is an empirical criterion for evaluating the hardness of materials. It takes its name from the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs , who conceived it in 1812 . It takes as a reference the hardness of ten minerals numbered progressively from 1 to 10, such that each is able to scratch what precedes it and is scratched by what follows it. To determine the hardness of a mineral one does nothing other than prove which mineral of the scale it scratches and from which it is scratched.
The first mineral of the series is the talc , the last the diamond . The Mohs scale provides a purely indicative value of hardness, as the actual difference in hardness between two successive minerals also varies considerably. For example corundum (n. 9 of this scale) is about six times harder than topaz (n. 8), while diamond (n. 10) appears to be about 140 times harder than corundum, as has been pointed out from the experimental tests of the mineralogist August Rosiwal .
There is also an absolute scale of hardness, the Rosiwal scale , which provides the real value of hardness, obtained with laboratory tests using a sclerometer . In this scale it is attributed to corundum (a mineral that includes many precious stones, including ruby and sapphire ) a reference hardness of 1,000.

The Mohs scale in practice edit edit wikitesto ]

Semilogarithmic diagram of the Mohs Scale against absolute hardness
GuyHardness of MohsMineralChemical formulaAbsolute hardness[1]Image
Teneri [T 1]1TalcMg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 21Talc block.jpg
2PlasterCaSO 4 · 2H 2 O3Gypse Arignac.jpg
Semi-hard[T 2]3CalciteCaCO 39CalcitePau.jpg
4FluoriteCaF 221Fluorite with Iron Pyrite.jpg
5ApatiteCa 5 (PO 4 ) 3 (OH - , Cl - , F- )48Apatite Canada.jpg
Hard [T 3]6OrtoclasioKAlSi 3 O 872OrthoclaseBresil.jpg
7QuartzSiO 2100Quartz Brésil.jpg
8TopazAl 2 SiO 4 (OH - , F - ) 2200Topaz cut.jpg
9corundumAl 2 O 3400Cut Ruby.jpg
10DiamondC1600Rough diamond.jpg
  1. ^ They scratch with the nail.
  2. ^ Streak with a steel tip.
  3. ^ Do not scratch with a steel tip.
To give some examples, in this scale the hardness of a nail is 2.2, of the tip of a steel knife from 5.1 to 5.5, of window glass from 5.6 to 6.5, of an iron file of about 6.5, of porcelainfrom 6 to 7; some types of ceramics , including porcelain stoneware , can reach hardness 8.

Intermediate levels edit edit wikitesto ]

The following table shows the various intermediate levels.
HardnessSubstance or mineral
0.2-0.3cesium , rubidium
0.5-0.6lithium , sodium , potassium
1talc
1.5gallium , strontium , indium , tin , barium , thallium , lead , graphite , ice [2]
2hexagonal boron nitride , [3] calcium , selenium , cadmium , sulfur , tellurium , bismuth
2.5-3gold , silver , aluminum , zinc , lanthanum , cerium , jet
3calcite , copper , arsenic , antimony , thorium , dentin
3.5platinum , slate
4fluorite , iron , nickel
4-4.5steel
5apatite , zirconium , palladium , obsidian
5.5beryllium , molybdenum , hafnium , glass , cobalt
6orthoclase , titanium , manganese , germanium , niobium , rhodium , uranium
6-7fused quartz , pyrite , silicon , ruthenium , iridium , tantalum , opal , peridot , tanzanite
7osmium , quartz , rhenium , vanadium
7.5-8emerald , tungsten , spinel
8topaz
8.5chrysoberyl , chromium , silicon nitride , tantalum carbide
9corundum , tungsten carbide
9-9.5silicon carbide , titanium carbide
9.5-10boron , boron nitride , stishovite
10diamond , carbonado
> 10nanocrystalline diamond (iperdiamante, fullerite superdura)