Gemstone crystals should be very difficult to scratch. In 1812, a mineralogist named Friedrich Mohs developed a scale to rank the hardness of minerals. The diamond is at the top of the list. Not only is it the hardest gemstone, it is also the hardest substance known to humans! Rubies and sapphires are the next-hardest gemstones. Topaz, quartz, and emeralds are farther down on Mohs’ scale. The scale is useful in minerals.

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Gemstone crystals should be very difficult to scratch. In 1812, a mineralogist named Friedrich Mohs developed a scale to rank the hardness of minerals. The diamond is at the top of the list. Not only is it the hardest gemstone, it is also the hardest substance known to humans! Rubies and sapphires are the next-hardest gemstones. Topaz, quartz, and emeralds are farther down on Mohs’ scale. The scale is useful in

analyzing minerals.

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the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character and the reader can perceive information only through the filter of a single character.