Matching Pairs Mineral Hardness MatchOnline version Information about scratch test and hardness of minerals by Lisa Mohl 1 Mineral 2 -A ________mineral will scratch a softer mineral. 3 Scratch Test 4 Identify minerals 5 Hardness 6 Moh's Scale 7 Size -Geologists use this to determine the hardness of a mineral -used to help identify and rank minerals according to their hardness -Need several properties -Resistance of a mineral to being scratched -Basic earth material that cannot be broken down into something else -Harder _______________ should not be used as a property to identify minerals.