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Describe how to find the hardness of an unknown mineral.

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Mohs scale of mineral hardness

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The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

TLDR: harder minerals will scratch softer minerals

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