Grafik ilustrasi ini menunjukkan peringkat kekerasan untuk 149 varietas batu permata alam. Ini adalah skala kekerasan yang paling lengkap dan akurat untuk batu permata yang tersedia secara online, dan mencakup banyak varietas batu langka.
Dalam gemology, kekerasan batu permata diukur pada skala yang dikenal sebagai skala Mohs, yang memberikan mineral nilai antara 1 (softest) dan 10 (hardest). Skala ini dirancang oleh ahli mineral Jerman, Frederick Mohs, pada tahun 1822. Ini mendefinisikan kekerasan dalam hal tahan gores, di mana mineral hardest akan menggores softest, namun tidak sebaliknya.
Gems dengan rating kekerasan 1-2 dianggap softest, sedangkan di kisaran 3-5 adalah medium hardest/keras. Gems lebih dari 6 dianggap hardest/keras dan dengan demikian cocok untuk perhiasan.
Natural Diamond
Diamond 10
Natural Ruby Ruby 9
Star Ruby Star Ruby 9
Sapphire Sapphire 9
Star Sapphire Star Sapphire 9
Color Change Alexandrite Alexandrite 8.5
Alexandite Cat's Eye Alexandrite Cat’s Eye 8.5
Chrysoberyl Chrysoberyl 8.5
Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl Cat’s Eye 8.5
Vanadium Chrysoberyl Vanadium Chrysoberyl 8.5
Taaffeite Taaffeite 8-8.5
Spinel Spinel 8
Topaz Topaz 8
Imperial Topaz Imperial Topaz  8
Pezzotaite Pezzotaite 8
Emerald Emerald 7.5-8
Enstatite Enstatite 7.5-8
Aquamarine Aquamarine 7.5-8
Morganite Morganite 7.5-8
Goshenite Beryl Goshenite Beryl 7.5-8
Golden Beryl Golden Beryl 7.5-8
Painite Painite 7.5-8
Phenakite Phenakite 7.5-8
Red Beryl Red Beryl (Bixbite) 7.5-8
Andalusite Andalusite 7.5
Euclase Euclase 7.5
Hambergite Hambergite 7.5
Dumortierite Dumortierite 7-8.5
Almandine Garnet Almandine Garnet 7-7.5
Danburite Danburite 7-7.5
Iolite Iolite 7-7.5
Pyrope Garnet Pyrope Garnet 7-7.5
Spessartite Garnet Spessartite Garnet 7-7.5
Rhodolite Garnet Rhodolite Garnet 7-7.5
Color Change Garnet Color-Change Garnet 7-7.5
Chrome Tourmaline Chrome Tourmaline 7-7.5
Malaia Garnet Malaia Garnet 7-7.5
Paraiba Tourmaline Paraiba Tourmaline 7-7.5
Rubellite Tourmaline Rubellite Tourmaline 7-7.5
Tourmaline Tourmaline 7-7.5
Uvarovite Garnet Uvarovite Garnet 7-7.5
Amethyst Amethyst 7
Aventurine Aventurine 7
Ametrine Ametrine 7
Citrine Citrine 7
Gem Silica Gem Silica 7
Kornerupine Kornerupine 7
Rock Crystal Rock Crystal 7
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz 7
Smoky Quartz Smoky Quartz 7
Jeremejevite Jeremejevite 6.5-7.5
Sillimanite Sillimanite 6.5-7.5
Zircon Zircon 6.5-7.5
Agate Agate 6.5-7
Axinite Axinite 6.5-7
Bloodstone Bloodstone 6.5-7
Carnelian Carnelian 6.5-7
Chalcedony Chalcedony 6.5-7
Chrome Chalcedony Chrome Chalcedony 6.5-7
Chrysoprase Chrysopase 6.5-7
Demantoid Garnet Demantoid Garnet 6.5-7
Diaspore Diaspore 6.5-7
Grossular Garnet Grossular Garnet 6.5-7
Hessonite Garnet Hessonite Garnet 6.5-7
Hiddenite Hiddenite 6.5-7
Jadeite Jade Jadeite Jade 6.5-7
Jasper Jasper 6.5-7
Mali Garnet Mali Garnet 6.5-7
Kunzite Kunzite 6.5-7
Leuco Garnet Leuco Garnet 6.5-7
Onyx Onyx 6.5-7
Peridot Peridot 6.5-7
Serendibite Serendibite 6.5-7
Sinhalite Sinhalite 6.5-7
Spodumene Spodumene 6.5-7
Tanzanite Tanzanite 6.5-7
Tsavorite Garnet Tsavorite Garnet 6.5-7
Idocrase (Vesuvianite) Idocrase (Vesuvianite) 6.5
Cassiterite Cassiterite 6-7
Epidote Epidote 6-7
Maw-Sit-Sit Maw-Sit-Sit 6-7
Unakite Unakite 6-7
Amazonite Amazonite 6-6.5
Andesine Andesine 6-6.5
Benitoite Benitoite 6-6.5
Labradorite Labradorite 6-6.5
Moonstone Moonstone 6-6.5
Nephrite Jade Nephrite Jade 6-6.5
Orthoclase Orthoclase 6-6.5
Petalite Petalite 6-6.5
Prehnite Prehnite 6-6.5
Scheelite Scheelite 6-6.5
Sugilite Sugilite 6-6.5
Sunstone Sunstone 6-6.5
Zoisite Zoisite 6-6.5
Amblygonite Amblygonite 6
Clinohumite Clinohumite 6
Hematite Hematite 5.5-6.5
Mexican Fire Opal Mexican Fire Opal 5.5-6.5
Opal Opal 5.5-6.5
Rhodonite Rhodonite 5.5-6.5
Actinolite Actinolite 5.5-6
Azurite Azurite 5.5-6
Hackmanite Hackmanite 5.5-6
Hauyne Hauyne 5.5-6
Scapolite Scapolite 5.5-6
Sodalite Sodalite 5.5-6
Moldavite Moldavite 5.5
Diopside Diopside 5-6
Chrome Diopside Chrome Diopside 5-6
Lapis Lazuli Lapis Lazuli 5-6
Poudretteite Poudretteite 5-6
Turquoise Turquoise 5-6
Brazilianite Brazilianite 5.5
Datolite Datolite 5-5.5
Eudialyte Eudialyte 5-5.5
Obsidian Obsidian 5-5.5
Sphene (Titanite) Sphene (Titanite) 5-5.5
Apatite Apatite 5
Cat's Eye Apatite Cat’s Eye Apatite 5
Dioptase Dioptase 5
Hemimorphite Hemimorphite 5
Smithsonite Smithsonite 5
Charoite Charoite 4.5-5
Gaspeite Gaspeite 4.5-5
Larimar Larimar 4.5-5
Kyanite Kyanite 4-7
Bastnasite Bastnasite 4-5
Carletonite Carletonite 4-4.5
Ammolite Ammolite (Korite) 4
Fluorite Fluorite 4
Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite 4
Aragonite Aragonite 3.5-4
Azurite Azurite 3.5-4
Cuprite Cuprite 3.5-4
Malachite Malachite 3.5-4
Sphalerite Sphalerite 3.5-4
Coral Coral 3-4
Celestine Celestine 3-3.5
Cerussite Cerussite 3-3.5
Howlite Howlite 3-3.5
Calcite Calcite  3
Pearl Pearl  2.5-4.5
Jet Jet 2.5-4
Lepidolite Lepidolite 2.5-3
Chrysocolla Chrysocolla 2-4
Amber Amber  2-2.5
Cinnabar Cinnabar 2-2.5
Ulexite Ulexite  2-2.5

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