The hardness of a mineral is determined by rubbing a mineral of unknown hardness against hardness against one of the known hardness minerals.
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1. Hardness Minerals Remarks
1 Talk
Scratched by a finger nail
2 Gypsum
3 Calcite
Scratched by a knife
4 Fluorite
5 Apatite
6 Orthoclase
Scarcely scratched by a knife
7 Quartz
8 Topaz
Not scratched by a knife
9 Corundum
10 Diamond
Table: Mohs Scale of Hardness