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Mohs hardness kit, containing one specimen of each mineral on the tenpoint hardness scale. The Mohs scale of mineral hardness (/ m oʊ z /) is a qualitative ordinal scale characterizing scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material. Created in 1812 by German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs, it is one of several definitions ...