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Slate is a rock, so you won't find it listed on the Mohs Scale, because that scale of hardness applies to minerals. I'll go out on a limb though, and suggest that slate is probably around 2 to 3 or so, but this will be variable, depending on the quality of the slate, and degree of weathering, etc.

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