MOHS' SCALE


Meaning of MOHS' SCALE in English

Pronunciation: ' m ō z-, ' m ō s-, ' m ō -s ə z-

Function: noun

Etymology: Friedrich Mohs † 1839 German mineralogist

Date: 1879

: a scale of hardness for minerals that ranges from a value of 1 for talc to 10 for diamond

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