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A typical steel knife would be in the 5-5.5 range on the Mohs scale.
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Can you scratch a copper coin with a knife blade?
Yes because a copper coin (being made of copper which is a 3 on the Mohs scale of hardness), is not as hard as a knife blade (which is a 5.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness).
What is the name of the mineral hardness scale?
It's called the Ore
What minerals have a hardness of 7 on the mohs scale?
Topaz is a common mineral with a hardness of 8 on the Moh's hardness scale. This means it can scratch glass and cannot be scratched with a knife blade or masonry (steel) nail.
What is the hardness of diatomite on the mohs scale of hardness?
how hard is diatomite on mohs scale
What is the hardness of dolomite on the MOHS hardness scale?
Dolomite has a hardness of 3.5-4 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
What is the Hardness of pyrite on mohs hardness scale?
The hardness of the mineral pyrite, or Fool's Gold, is about 6 on the Mohs hardness scale. That's a little harder than a steel knife blade, but not as hard as the mineral quartz
Can you scratch a copper coin with a knife blade?
Yes because a copper coin (being made of copper which is a 3 on the Mohs scale of hardness), is not as hard as a knife blade (which is a 5.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness).
What is the name of the mineral hardness scale?
It's called the Ore
What scale is used to find a mineral's hardness?
the mohs hardness scale
What is the hardness of a steel nail on the Mohs scale?
The hardness of a steel nail is about 4.5 (About the same hardness of the mineral Fluorite.)
What minerals have a hardness of 7 on the mohs scale?
Topaz is a common mineral with a hardness of 8 on the Moh's hardness scale. This means it can scratch glass and cannot be scratched with a knife blade or masonry (steel) nail.
What is the hardness of diatomite on the mohs scale of hardness?
how hard is diatomite on mohs scale
What is the mohs hardness of scale of limestone?
The hardness is 3-4 on Mohs scale.
What is the hardness of Limonite on the mohs hardness scale?
The hardness of Limonite is 4 t0 5.5 on the mohs hardness scale.
A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
How hard is a finger nail on the mohs hardness scale?
It is about 2.5 in the Mohs Hardness Scale.
What is the scale for the Mohs hardness scale?
Granite is not assigned a number on the Mohs scale of hardness. The Mohs scale is a measurement of the relative hardness of minerals. Because granite is a rock composed of a variety of minerals, only the individual minerals which compose it have a Mohs hardness.
