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Below is a table of common ores and minerals sorted by Hardness.
Substance/Mineral Mohs Hardness Fomula Catalog Prefix
Diamond 10.00 (C) Carbon di
Moissanite 9.25 (SiC) silicon carbide mo
Corundum 9.00 (Al2O3) aluminium oxide co
- Sapphire 9.00 (Al2O3) co
- Ruby 9.00 (Al2O3) co
Chrysoberyl 8.50 (BeAl2O4) al
- Alexandrite 8.50 al
- Cymophane 8.50 al
Holtite 8.50 ( (Ta0.60.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 )ho
Topaz 8.00 (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) to
Emerald 7.75 (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) em
Tourmaline 7.25 *+* (Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3) *+* to
   [-] Colapse Tourmaline types
- Schorl 7.25 + sodium iron to
- Dravite 7.25 + sodium magnesium to
- Uvite 7.25 + calcium magnesium to
- Elbaite 7.25 + lithium (Li) to
- Adachiite 7.25 + Calium Iron (CaFe2) to
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Quartz 7.00 (SiO2) qu
   [+] Expand Quartz types
Olivine 6.75 ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4) ol
Silicon 6.50 (Si) si
Pyrite 6.25 (FeS2) py
Microcline 6.25 (KAlSi3O8)
Albite 6.25 (NaAlSi3O8)
Epidote 6.00 ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) ep
Labradorite 6.00 ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) la
Unakite 6.00 pink orthoclase, green epidote, quartz uk
Augite 5.75 ( (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6 ) ??
Hornblende 5.50 ( Ca2(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Al,Si)8O22(OH)2 )
Apatite 5.00 (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) ap
Fluorite 4.00 (CaF2) fl
Iron 4.00 (Fe) fe
Platinum 3.50 (Pt) pt
Dolomite 3.50 (CaMg(CO3)2) do
Calcite (crystal) 3.00 (CaCO3) ca
- Limestone (rock) 3.00
Copper 3.00 (Cu) cu
Gold 2.75 (Au) au
Halite 2.50 (NaCl) ha
Mica 2.50 (AB2–3(X, Si)4O10(O, F, OH)2) mi
Bismuth 2.25 (Bi) bi
Muscovite 2.25 ( KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 )??
Calcium 2.00 (Ca) cm
Gypsum 2.00 (CaSO4·2H2O) gy
Lead 1.50 (Pb) le
Talc 1.00 ta