[DOC] [TLE] Mohs Hardness Scale: Testing the Resistance to Being Scratched [PAR] Mohs Hardness Kit: A laboratory Mohs Hardness Scale kit containing: (1) talc; (2) 
... of distinctly different hardness that ranged from a very soft mineral (talc) to a ..... 
of a material for a specific industrial process or a specific end-use application. [DOC] [TLE] Mohs scale of mineral hardness - Wikipedia [PAR] Mohs hardness kit, containing one specimen of each mineral on the ten-point 
hardness scale. Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale 
characterizing scratch resistance ... The samples of matter used by Mohs are all 
different minerals. Minerals ... 1, Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, 1, Talc block.jpg. 2, 
Gypsum... [DOC] [TLE] Mohs Scale of Hardness - Mineralogical Society of America [PAR] Talc (1), the softest mineral on the Mohs scale has a hardness greater than 
gypsum ... Other hardness scales rely on the ability to create an indentation into 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Mohs Hardness Test [PAR] This scale, which ran from 1 to 10, was named after Mohs, and is known as ... 
hardest known natural substance, can produce a scratch on virtually all other ... 
Talc; Gypsum; Calcite; Fluorite; Apatite; Feldspar; Quartz; Topaz; Corundum; 
Diamond ... hardness test, you should always start from the soft end of the scale - 
that is,... [DOC] [TLE] Mohs' Scale - Hardness, Minerals, Mineral, and Scratch - JRank ... [PAR] Mohs' hardness scale provides an index and relative measure of mineral ... The 
reference minerals are (1) talc, (2) gypsum, (3) calcite, (4) fluorite, ... At the lower, 
softer end of the scale, the difference in hardness is close to ... one face or 
direction as opposed to a different hardness number if scratched in a different 
direction. [DOC] [TLE] Mohs scale of mineral hardness - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Mohs based the scale on ten minerals that are readily available. ... At the other 
end of the scale is talc, a very soft mineral,... [DOC] [TLE] Mohs Hardness Scale [PAR] The name talc comes form the Arabic language but is also known by several 
other names ... Mohs hardness scale is a scale that identifies the hardness of a 
mineral. ... but if one can only scratch the other that one will be higher on the 
scale. [DOC] [TLE] Mohs scale of mineral hardness, minerals identification [PAR] He created a hardness scale that is still used as Mohs scale of mineral hardness. 
... of known hardness to determine the relative hardness of any other mineral. ... 
For example one of your fingernail(2) can scratch a talc(1) specimen or with a... [DOC] [TLE] Mineral Gallery: Hardness [PAR] Specimens of the same mineral may vary slightly from one to another, but ... The 
Mohs Hardness Scale starting with talc at 1 and ending with diamond at 10,... [DOC] [TLE] Microhardness, toughness, and modulus of Mohs scale minerals [PAR] Other considerations, such as the effect of the coefficient ... nine minerals in the 
Mohs scale: talc, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, ... quenched at one end. [DOC] [TLE] Mineral Hardness Scale - Specialty Kitchens [PAR] A German mineralogist by the name of Friedrich Mohs invented a scale of relative 
mineral ... Talc - (Absolute Hardness 1); Gypsum  (Absolute Hardness 2); 
Calcite ... by others, if they can scratch one another then they are the same 
hardness. ... "We were absolutely thrilled with the talent, professionalism and end
-result... [DOC] [TLE] What is the softest mineral on earth? | Reference.com [PAR] Earth's softest mineral is soapstone, also known as talc. According to the Mohs 
scale, which rubs minerals against one another to determine ... determine relative 
hardness, talc shows signs of scratching when rubbed by every other mineral. ... 
Diamonds sit on the opposite end of the scale, having earned the title of hardest... [DOC] [TLE] Mohs hardness scale for Gemstones - Gem Rock Auctions [PAR] The MOHS Hardness Scale starts with talc at 1 being the softest... [DOC]

Question: Talc is at one end of the Mohs scale of hardness & this is at the other
Answer: Diamonds