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ECHELLE DURETE MOHS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Gemmology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mohs scale
1, record 1, English, Mohs%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mohs' scale 2, record 1, English, Mohs%27%20scale
correct
- Mohs hardness scale 3, record 1, English, Mohs%20hardness%20scale
correct
- hardness scale 4, record 1, English, hardness%20scale
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ten-point scale of mineral hardness developed by Friedrich Mohs. 5, record 1, English, - Mohs%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One scratch hardness scale, called the Mohs Scale, rates very soft talc with a hardness of 1 and diamond, which will scratch all other materials, with a hardness of 10. 6, record 1, English, - Mohs%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Gemmologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échelle de Mohs
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Mohs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- échelle de dureté de Mohs 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20duret%C3%A9%20de%20Mohs
correct, feminine noun
- échelle de dureté 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20duret%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour évaluer la dureté des solides cristallins, on a proposé des échelles empiriques comme celle de A.G. Werner [...] Une échelle plus complète, proposée en 1822 par F. Mohs, est encore couramment utilisée aujourd'hui en minéralogie [...] L'échelle de Mohs comprend dix termes constitués par autant de minéraux choisis comme étalons, ordonnés de façon à ce que chaque élément de l'échelle raye le précédent et soit rayé par le suivant. Ce sont : 1) talc; 2) gypse; 3) calcite; 4) fluorite; 5) apatite; 6) orthose; 7) quartz; 8) topaze; 9) corindon; 10) diamant. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20Mohs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Estudio de las gemas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escala de Mohs
1, record 1, Spanish, escala%20de%20Mohs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- escala de dureza de Mohs 2, record 1, Spanish, escala%20de%20dureza%20de%20Mohs
feminine noun
- escala de dureza 2, record 1, Spanish, escala%20de%20dureza
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escala de dureza de los minerales, de uno, el más blando, talco, a diez, el más duro, diamante. 1, record 1, Spanish, - escala%20de%20Mohs
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