Ruby, a variety of the mineral corundum, has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
9.0 Mohs Hardness scale
Ruby has a hardness of 9 on Mohs scale of hardness . So any gemstone with hardness more than 9 would scratch a ruby and that includes, diamond, synthetic moizzanite and synthetic diamond.
i think it is 9.0
A ruby is a mineral corundum. The Mohs hardness scale lists the following from softer to harder: Talc - 1 Gypsum - 2 Calcite - 3 Fluorite - 4 Apatite - 5 Feldspar - 6 Quartz - 7 Topaz - 8 Corundum (which includes the ruby) - 9 Diamond - 10 Ruby has a Mohs hardness of 9.
Rubies are hard...on the hardness scale they are next to diamonds with a hardness of 9.0...A ruby laser is a solid state laser that uses a synthetic ruby crystal as its medium. Ruby lasers produce pulses of visible light and deep red color....They are used in a number of applications where you need short pulses of red light...for making holographs...and tattoo removal
A ruby is a form of the mineral corundum. The Mohs hardness scale lists the following from softer to harder: Talc - 1 Gypsum - 2 Calcite - 3 Fluorite - 4 Apatite - 5 Feldspar - 6 Quartz - 7 Topaz - 8 Corundum (which includes the ruby) - 9 Diamond - 10 Ruby has a Mohs hardness of 9.
do that by using the Moh's Hardness Scale!
The unit of Brinell Hardness Number is same as that for stress.
hardness of peridot 7.0 mohs.
Is this a quiz? lolCorundum
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