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The ___ scale is a measure of hardness used to measure the hardness of minerals, metals, and other materials. It was developed in the early 19th century by German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs and is still widely used today. The scale ranges from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest) and is used to compare the relative hardness of different materials.