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Most knives have a rockwell hardness of 54-62. this is for metals. minerals are considered ceramics and therefore should have more hardness. It really depends ont he pressure applied. With enogh pressure any knife can scratch any mineral.

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Q: If a knife blade scratches the surface of a mineral that mineral is considered hard?
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