Minerals and Elements | Mohs Hardness |
---|---|
Cesium | 0.2-0.3 |
Rubidium | 0.2-0.3 |
Lithium | 0.5-0.6 |
Potassium | 0.5-0.6 |
Sodium | 0.5-0.6 |
Talc | 1 |
Gallium | 1.5 |
Strontium | 1.5 |
Indium | 1.5 |
Tin | 1.5 |
Barium | 1.5 |
Thallium | 1.5 |
Lead | 1.5 |
Graphite | 1.5 |
Mercury | 1.5 |
Ice | 1.5 |
Bentonite | 1-2 |
Boron Nitride (Hexagonal) | 2 |
Calcium | 2 |
Selenium | 2 |
Cadmium | 2 |
Sulfur | 2 |
Tellurium | 2 |
Bismuth | 2 |
Gypsum | 2 |
Kaolin | 2-2.5 |
Halite (Rock Salt) | 2-2.5 |
Tellurium | 2-2.5 |
Fingernail | 2-2.5 |
Mica | 2-3 |
Gold | 2.5-3 |
Silver | 2.5-3 |
Aluminium | 2.5-3 |
Zinc | 2.5-3 |
Lanthanium | 2.5-3 |
Magnesium | 2.5-3 |
Cerium | 2.5-3 |
Antimony | 2.5-3 |
Calcite | 3 |
Copper | 3 |
Arsenic | 3 |
Antimony | 3 |
Thorium | 3 |
Tooth | 3 |
Barite | 3-3.5 |
Calcium Carbonte | 3-3.5 |
Platinum | 3.5 |
Flourite | 4 |
Iron | 4 |
Nickel | 4 |
Steel | 4-4.5 |
Apatite | 5 |
Zirconium | 5 |
Palladium | 5 |
Obsidian | 5 |
Beryllium | 5.5 |
Molybdenum | 5.5 |
Hafnium | 5.5 |
Glass | 5.5 |
Cobalt | 5.5 |
Orthoclase | 6 |
Titanium | 6 |
Manganese | 6 |
Germanium | 6 |
Niobium | 6 |
Rhodium | 6 |
Uranium | 6 |
Silica Glass | 6-7 |
Pyrite | 6-7 |
Silicon | 6-7 |
Ruthenium | 6-7 |
Iridium | 6-7 |
Tantalum | 6-7 |
Opal | 6-7 |
Peridot | 6-7 |
Tanzanite | 6-7 |
Jade | 6-7 |
Osmium | 7 |
Quartz | 7 |
Rhenium | 7 |
Vanadium | 7 |
Emerald | 7.5-8 |
Hardened Steel | 7.5-8 |
Tungsten | 7.5-8 |
Garnet | 7.5-8 |
Topaz | 8 |
Cubic Zirconia | 8 |
Chrysoberyl | 8.5 |
Chrome | 8.5 |
Silicon Nitride | 8.5 |
Tantalum Carbide | 8.5 |
Corundum | 9 |
Tungsten Carbide | 9 |
Titanium Nitride | 9 |
Sapphire | 9 |
Silicon Carbide | 9-9.5 |
Titanium Carbide | 9-9.5 |
Boron | 9.5-10 |
Boron Nitride | 9.5-10 |
Rhenium Diboride | 9.5-10 |
Stishovite | 9.5-10 |
Titanium Diboride | 9.5-10 |
Diamond | 10 |
Black Diamond | 10 |