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Yes. But only soft ones such as talc (solid form of chalk and baby powder). Generally only minerals below 2 on the hardness scale.
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Are borax crystals hard?
No because you can scratch it with your own fingernail..
When determine which minerals will scratch other minerals you would need to refer to the what?
it refers to the mohs scale
How do you tell silver from lead?
Silver is harder than lead, and it is less dense than lead. Lead is extremely soft - you can scratch it with a fingernail. And it is dense.
What is a way to identify minerals?
The scratch test, use a series of mineral with known hardness and scratch the mineral. From softest to hardest, and note where a scratch is made. You can also look for distinctive physical characteristics.
What minerals scratch calcite?
Any mineral with a Mohs hardness of 3 or above. Diamond, for instance.
What are the two minerals that you can scratch with a fingernail?
talc and gypsum
What can scratch gypsum but can be scratched by all other minerals?
The human fingernail can just scratch gypsum, but is softer than all other minerals.
If you scrape a rock with your fingernail and your fingernail leaves a scratch it must be?
Your nail is 2.5 so the rocks you can scratch are, Gypsum and Talc.
What is a word that matches to cut with a fingernail?
Scratch.
Can minerals be scratched by a fingernail?
According to Moh's Hardness scale, you can scratch a mineral with your fingernail if it has a hardness of 2.5 or less. Calcite has a hardness of 3, meaning that you cannot scratch it with your fingernail.
Why can your fingernail scratch talc?
you can scratch talc becuase it is the softest mineral on the moth scale.
Can your fingernail scratch talc?
you can scratch talc becuase it is the softest mineral on the moth scale.
What mineral you can scratch with your fingernail?
The most commonly known mineral that can be scratched with a fingernail is talc.
Are borax crystals hard?
No because you can scratch it with your own fingernail..
What color is a fingernail scratch on the skin?
Most scratches from fingernails leave red marks where the scratch occurred.
How do minerals contribute to the hardness of rocks?
Some minerals have varying hardness according to the direction you may scratch
Which minerals cannot scratch any minerals by itself?
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
