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He originally came up with the scale when classifying a private collection. He classified them by their physical characteristics rather than their chemical composition, using their relative hardness.
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Minerals are compared in their ability to scratch the freshly cleaved surface of each other. Their ability to scratch other minerals has become one criterion used in the mineral's identification, as each mineral possesses a number assigned to its ability, as appears on the Mohs hardness scale, an enlightenment provided by the scientist Friedrich Mohs.See related question below.
Nope. It is actually the hardness. I'v been trying to find out what the Luster scale is myself....:S
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He originally came up with the scale when classifying a private collection. He classified them by their physical characteristics rather than their chemical composition, using their relative hardness.
The Moh's scale is used to test the hardness of a mineral. It will be tested by a fingernail scratching it.
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is generally used to determine the hardness of a mineral. The Mohs scale rates the ability of mineral to scratch or be scratched by another mineral.
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Mineral hardness is tested on a glass plate or usually a finger nail.
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
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The Mohs mineral hardness scale.
Minerals have a fairly specific range of hardness, based on the Mohs hardness scale. The Mohs scale is based on the ability of a mineral to be scratched, or scratch, another mineral. Using the Mohs scale to determine mineral hardness is one test that can be used to help identify one mineral from others.