Hardness
- Hardness is a measure of the minerals resistance to being scratched.
- Hardness is a important proprety of minerals.
- German scientist Friedrich Mohs invented a scale that orders the hardest to softest minerals it was one to ten he called it " The Mohs Hardness Scale", ten was dimond and one was talc.
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- Hardness is a important proprety of minerals.
- German scientist Friedrich Mohs invented a scale that orders the hardest to softest minerals it was one to ten he called it " The Mohs Hardness Scale", ten was dimond and one was talc.
http://g7earthmaterials.wikispaces.com/file/view/mohs_scale.jpg/118761035/mohs_scale.jpg