Chemically strengthenable lithium aluminosilicate glasses with inherent damage resistance

A lithium aluminosilicate glass article, wherein the lithium aluminosilicate glass article is formed from a glass comprising:

• from 55 mol % to 75 mol % SiO2;
• from 10 mol % to 18 mol % Al2O3;
• and
• from 5 mol % to 14 mol % Li2O,
• wherein the lithium aluminosilicate glass article is ion exchanged and has a compressive layer extending to a depth of layer of at least 70 μm from at least one surface into the glass article, the compressive layer having a maximum compressive stress of at least 600 MPa, wherein the glass article has a Vickers crack initiation threshold of at least 10 kgf and a Knoop scratch threshold of at least 8 N.