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Softest minerals on the Mohs scale

Branchite1.0Calclacite1.0Carlinite1.0Carpathite1.0Dashkovaite1.0Dinite1.0Evenkite1.0Fichtelite1.0Formicaite1.0Glaucocerinite1.0Hörnesite1.0Jungite1.0Kaolinite1.0Larisaite1.0Lasalite1.0
#MineralMohs hardnessChemical formulaCrystal system
1Branchite1.0C₂₀H₃₄Triclinic
2Calclacite1.0Ca(CH₃COO)Cl·5H₂OMonoclinic
3Carlinite1.0Tl₂STrigonal
4Carpathite1.0C₂₄H₁₂Monoclinic
5Dashkovaite1.0Mg(HCOO)₂·2H₂OMonoclinic
6Dinite1.0C₂₀H₃₆Orthorhombic
7Evenkite1.0C₂₃H₄₈Orthorhombic
8Fichtelite1.0C₁₉H₃₄Monoclinic
9Formicaite1.0Ca(CHOO)₂Tetragonal
10Glaucocerinite1.0(Zn₁-xAlx)(OH)₂(SO₄)x/₂ * nH₂OHexagonal
11Hörnesite1.0Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O—
12Jungite1.0Ca₂Zn₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₉(OH)₉·16H₂OOrthorhombic
13Kaolinite1.0Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄Triclinic
14Larisaite1.0Na(H₃O)(UO₂)₃(SeO₃)O₂ * 4H₂O—
15Lasalite1.0Na₂Mg₂V₁₀O₂₈·20H₂OMonoclinic
16Mauriziodiniite1.0(NH₄)(As₂O₃)₂IHexagonal
17Paratellurite1.0TeO₂Tetragonal
18Ravatite1.0C₁₄H₁₀Monoclinic
19Sassolite1.0B(OH)₃Triclinic
20Talc1.0—Hexagonal
21Tlalocite1.0Cu₁₀Zn₆(Te₆+O₄)₂(Te₄+O₃)(OH)₂₅Cl·27H₂OOrthorhombic
22Zincowoodwardite1.0(Zn₁-ₓAlₓ)(SO₄)ₓ/₂(OH)₂ · nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)Trigonal
23Montmorillonite1.3(Na,Ca)₀.₃₃(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ * nH₂OMonoclinic
24Vermiculite1.3Mg₀.₇(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ * 8H₂OMonoclinic
25Alacránite1.5As₈S₉Monoclinic
26Arsenolite1.5As₂O₃Cubic
27Birnessite1.5(Na,Ca,K)₀.₆(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·(H₂O)₁.₅—
28Graphite1.5CHexagonal
29Guérinite1.5Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O—
30Halotrichite1.5Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂OMonoclinic
31Hoganite1.5Cu(CH₃COO)₂·H₂OMonoclinic
32Ice1.5H₂OHexagonal
33Ilinskite1.5(Na,K)Cu₅(SeO₃)₂O₂Cl₃Orthorhombic
34Iowaite1.5Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₆Cl₂·4H₂OHexagonal
35Kawazulite1.5Bi₂Te₂SeTrigonal
36Kuzminite1.5HgBrTetragonal
37Laphamite1.5As₂(Se,S)₃Monoclinic
38Nagyágite1.5[Pb(Pb,Sb)S₂][(Au,Te)]Monoclinic
39Natron1.5Na₂CO₃·10H₂OMonoclinic
40Paceite1.5CaCu(CH₃COO)₂·6H₂OTetragonal
41Satpaevite1.5Al₁₂(V⁴⁺,V⁵⁺)₈O₃₇·30H₂O (?)—
42Sinjarite1.5CaCl₂·2H₂OTetragonal
43Teallite1.5PbSnS₂Orthorhombic
44Teschemacherite1.5(NH₄)HCO₃Orthorhombic
45Tschermigite1.5NH₄Al(SO₄)₂·12H₂OCubic
46Wakabayashilite1.5[(As,Sb)₆S₉][As₄S₅]Orthorhombic
47Weissbergite1.5TlSbS₂Triclinic
48Zapatalite1.5Cu₃Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₉ * 4H₂OTetragonal
49Sylvanite1.8AgAuTe₄Monoclinic
50Abhurite2.0Sn²⁺₂₁O₆(OH)₁₄Cl₁₆Trigonal
51Akhtenskite2.0MnO₂Hexagonal
52Aldermanite2.0Mg₅Al₁₂(PO₄)₈(OH)₂₂·32H₂OOrthorhombic
53Aleksite2.0PbBi₂Te₂S₂Trigonal
54Arcanite2.0K₂[SO₄]Orthorhombic
55Arsenolamprite2.0AsOrthorhombic
56Arsenuranospathite2.0Al(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂F·20H₂OOrthorhombic
57Aurichalcite2.0(Zn,Cu²⁺)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆Monoclinic
58Bentorite2.0Ca₆Cr₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·26H₂OHexagonal
59Bieberite2.0CoSO₄·7H₂OMonoclinic
60Bismuthinite2.0Bi₂S₃Orthorhombic
61Bluestreakite2.0K₄Mg₂(V⁴⁺₂V⁵⁺₈O₂₈)·14H₂OMonoclinic
62Bílinite2.0—Monoclinic
63Canaphite2.0—Monoclinic
64Carnotite2.0K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂OMonoclinic
65Celadonite2.0—Monoclinic
66Chalcophyllite2.0Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂OTrigonal
67Claraite2.0(Cu,Zn)₁₅(CO₃)₄(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₄*₇H₂OTrigonal
68Coccinite2.0HgI₂Tetragonal
69Coquimbite2.0—Trigonal
70Cyanotrichite2.0Cu₄Al₂SO₄(OH)₁₂·2H₂OOrthorhombic
71Dietrichite2.0ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂OMonoclinic
72Dundasite2.0PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂OOrthorhombic
73Elyite2.0CuPb₄O₂SO₄(OH)₄·H₂OMonoclinic
74Emplectite2.0CuBiS₂Orthorhombic
75Epsomite2.0MgSO₄·7H₂OOrthorhombic
76Falsterite2.0Ca₂MgMn²⁺₂Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Zn₄(PO₄)₈(OH)₄(H₂O)₁₄Monoclinic
77Fizélyite2.0Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈Monoclinic
78Gatewayite2.0Ca₆(H₂O)23(As³⁺V⁴⁺₃V⁵⁺₉As⁵⁺₆O₅₁)·8H₂OMonoclinic
79Glushinskite2.0Mg(C₂O₄)·2H₂OMonoclinic
80Guilleminite2.0Ba(UO₂)₃(Se⁴⁺O₃)₂O₂·3H₂OOrthorhombic
81Gypsum2.0CaSO₄·2H₂OMonoclinic
82Halite2.0NaClCubic
83Hectorfloresite2.0Na₉(IO₃)(SO₄)₄Monoclinic
84Hydrotalcite2.0Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ * 4H₂OTrigonal
85Hydrowoodwardite2.0(Cu₁-xAlx)(OH)₂[SO₄]x/₂ * nH₂O—
86Inyoite2.0CaB₃O₃(OH)₅(H₂O)₃·H₂OMonoclinic
87Jacquesdietrichite2.0Cu₂(H₂BO₃)(OH)₃Orthorhombic
88Johannite2.0Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂OTriclinic
89Lüneburgite2.0Mg₃[B₂(OH)₆(PO₄)₂]·6H₂OTriclinic
90Mallardite2.0Mn²⁺SO₄·7H₂OMonoclinic
91Mathesiusite2.0K₅(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₄(VO₅)(H₂O)₄Tetragonal
92Mathewrogersite2.0Pb₇FeAl₃GeSi₁₂O₃₆(OH,H₂O)₆Hexagonal
93Melanterite2.0Fe²⁺SO₄·7H₂OMonoclinic
94Metarauchite2.0Ni(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂OTriclinic
95Mutnovskite2.0Pb₂AsS₃(I,Cl,Br)Orthorhombic
96Native zinc2.0ZnHexagonal
97Natrozippeite2.0Na₅(UO₂)₈(SO₄)₄O₅(OH)₃ * 12H₂OMonoclinic
98Nickelhexahydrite2.0Ni(SO₄)(H₂O)₆Monoclinic
99Nikischerite2.0Fe²⁺₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ * 6H₂O—
100Patrónite2.0VS₄Monoclinic

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