Diamond is the hardest mineral known.
The softest known mineral is 'TALC'. The hardest known mineral is 'DIAMOND' (according to Friedrich Mohs scale)
The hardest mineral is diamond, which has a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale.
The hardest mineral is diamond, and the softest mineral is talc.
Diamond is the hardest mineral, scoring a perfect 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Diamond, with a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale.
On the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness, diamond is the hardest at 10.
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Diamond is the mineral that has a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale. It is the hardest naturally occurring substance.
A diamond and talc
The scale that ranks the hardness of minerals is called the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. It ranges from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest), with diamond being the hardest mineral at a rating of 10.
10 is the hardest mineral on the scale. Since Mohs understood this to be the diamond (based on tests scratching different minerals) the diamond was designated a 10.
Diamond is the hardest mineral and ranked as number '10' according to the Mohs hardness scale.The Mohs scale minerals from softest to hardest:1. Talc (softest)2. Gypsum3. Calcite4. Fluorite5. Apatite6. Feldspar7. Quartz8. Topaz9. Corundum10. Diamond (hardest)