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<p>[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 365616, member: 3974"]Steel can be as soft as a 5 on the mohs hardness scale...serpentine can go up to a 6. So - take whatever scratch result you got with a grain of salt. Jade(jadeite or nephrite) can be particularly tricky to ID correctly- some others will be along I'm sure to give you better advice on how to get it ID'd.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 365616, member: 3974"]Steel can be as soft as a 5 on the mohs hardness scale...serpentine can go up to a 6. So - take whatever scratch result you got with a grain of salt. Jade(jadeite or nephrite) can be particularly tricky to ID correctly- some others will be along I'm sure to give you better advice on how to get it ID'd.[/QUOTE]
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