Mohs scale

What is the toughest gemstone? Which ones are easily scratched? These questions are many more answered in our informative article on gemstone hardness. Moh...

The Moh's Hardness Scale is used to determine the hardness of gems. Which is your favorite gem?

Mo0hs Scale of Hardness: The following is a chart of mineral gemstones and gemstone-like materials you're most likely to find in jewelry.

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Click to enlarge Diamond is commonly known to be the hardest material, but how do other minerals compare with each other? That's the question the Mohs hardness scale, introduced by Friedrich Mohs in 1812, aims to answer. This graphic looks at...

The Mohs Scale of hardness also referred to as the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness was devised in 1812 by Dr Frederich Mohs who was a Germany mineralogy specialist. He took 10 minerals that were fairly commonly known and ranked them in order of hardness from 1-10

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Learn about opal's durability and how to care for your opal jewelry.