Echelle de Mohs :
Dureté | Pierre | Dureté absolue |
1 | Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2) | 1 |
2 | Gypse (CaSO4·2H2O) | 3 |
3 | Calcite (CaCO3) | 9 |
4 | Fluorine (CaF2) | 21 |
5 | Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(OH-,Cl-,F-)) | 48 |
6 | Orthose (KAlSi3O8) | 72 |
7 | Quartz (SiO2) | 100 |
8 | Topaze (Al2SiO4(OH-,F-)2) | 200 |
9 | Corindon (Al2O3) | 400 |
10 | Diamant (C) | 1500 |
Pierres | Dureté | Informations |
Diamant | 10.0 | Page Diamant |
Rubis | 9.0 | Page Rubis |
Saphir | 9.0 | Page Saphir | Alexandrite | 8.5 | Page Alexandrite |
Chrysobéryl | 8.5 | Page Chrysobéryl |
Spinelle | 8.0 | Page Spinelle |
Topaze | 8.0 | Page Topaze |
Emeraude | 7.5 - 8.0 | Page Emeraude |
Aigue-marine | 7.5 - 8.0 | Page Aigue-marine |
Béryl | 7.5 - 8.0 | Page Béryl |
Morganite | 7.5 - 8.0 | Page Morganite |
Andalousite | 7.5 | Page Andalousite | Iolite | 7.0 - 7.5 | Page Iolite |
Tourmaline | 7.0 - 7.5 | Page Tourmaline |
Agate | 7.0 | Page Agate |
Cornaline | 7.0 | Page Cornaline |
Quartz | 7.0 | Page Quartz |
Quartz rutile | 7.0 | Page Quartz rutile |
Amethyste | 7.0 | Page Amethyste |
Ametrine | 7.0 | Page Ametrine |
Grenat Almandin | 6.5 - 7.5 | Page Grenat Almandin |
Grenat démantoïde | 6.5 - 7.5 | Page Grenat Démantoïde |
Grenat Grossularite | 6.5 - 7.5 | Page Grenat Grossularite |
Grenat Hessonite | 6.5 - 7.5 | Page Grenat Hessonite |
Grenat Pyrope | 6.5 - 7.5 | Page Grenat Pyrope |
Grenat Spessartite | 6.5 - 7.5 | Page Grenat Spessartite |
Zircon | 6.5 - 7.5 | Page Zircon |
Calcédoine | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Calcédoine |
Chrysoprase | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Chrysoprase |
Diaspore | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Diaspore |
Hiddenite | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Hiddenite |
Jadéite | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Jadéite |
Néphrite | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Néphrite |
Jaspe | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Jaspe |
Kunzite | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Kunzite |
Cyanite | 6.0 - 7.0 | Page Cyanite |
Péridot | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Péridot |
Zoïsite | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Zoïsite |
Spodumène | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Spodumène |
Tanzanite | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Tanzanite |
Œil de Tigre | 6.5 - 7.0 | Page Œil de Tigre |
Amazonite | 6.0 - 6.5 | Page Amazonite |
Labradorite | 6.0 - 6.5 | Page Labradorite |
Pierre de lune | 6.0 - 6.5 | Page Pierre de lune |
Orthose | 6.0 - 6.5 | Page Orthose |
Prehnite | 6.0 - 6.5 | Page Phrénite |
Pierre de soleil | 6.0 - 6.5 | Page Pierre de soleil |
Opale | 5.5 - 6.5 | Page Opale |
Opale Mousse | 5.5 - 6.5 | Page Opale Mousse |
Opale de feu | 5.5 - 6.5 | Page Opale de feu |
Scapolite | 5.5 - 6.0 | Page Scapolite |
Lapis Lazuli | 5.0 - 6.0 | Page Lapis Lazuli |
Turquoise | 5.0 - 6.0 | Page Turquoise |
Diopside | 5.0 - 6.0 | Page Diopside |
Sphène | 5.0 - 5.5 | Page Sphène |
Apatite | 5.0 | Page Apatite |
Fluorine | 4.0 | Page Fluorine |
Rhodochrosite | 4.0 | Page Rhodochrosite |
Malachite | 3.5 - 4.0 | Page Malachite |
Sphalérite | 3.5 - 4.0 | Page Sphalérite |
Corail | 3.0 - 4.0 | Page Corail |
Chrysocolle | 2.0 - 4.0 | Page Chrysocolle |