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Re: Saphire crystal durability

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: I read somewhere that a saphire crystal can
: only be scratched by a diamond, or an emory
: board with diamond particulate embedded in
: it.

Well, not quite: The 1-10 scale has one mineral for each value (so that if you bring those ten with you, you can test the harness of unknown minerals and other materials), and among _those_10_, diamond is the only one which can scratch corundum, which is the mineral sapphires and rubies are made of.

: Am I to understand that man-made materials like
: a carbon-steel blade knife cannot scratch
: it's surface?

If it's like a regular knife (approx 6-7), no it won't scratch sapphire (9). But there are carbides which will.

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