Can gypsum scratch diamond

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Updated: 8/20/2019

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Can Gypsum can scratch diamond?

No, gypsum cannot scratch diamond. Diamond is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale with a rating of 10, while gypsum is much softer with a rating of 2, which means diamond is able to scratch gypsum but not the other way around.

Does graphite scratch gypsum?

Yes, graphite is harder than gypsum, so it can scratch gypsum.

What mineral can scratch talc but is not scratched by calcite?

Diamond can scratch talc but is not scratched by calcite. Diamond is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale, making it capable of scratching minerals with a lower hardness, like talc.

What mineral that can scratch gypsum but cant scratch calcite?

Between 2 and 3 because its hard enough gypsum but it can not scratch calcite because calcite is harder

What mineral can halite scratch?

Halite can scratch gypsum.

What minerals scratch calcite?

Any mineral with a Mohs hardness of 3 or above. Diamond, for instance.

Can a diamond scratch itself?

A diamond can scratch a diamond, but one diamond cannot scratch itself.

What mineral is the softest diamond gypsum quartz silver?

Gypsum is the softest mineral among diamond, quartz, silver, and gypsum. It has a hardness of 2 on the Mohs scale, while diamond is the hardest with a rating of 10.

Can quartz scratch a diamond?

No. Only a diamond can scratch another diamond.

What can scratch diamond?

You can tell what Topaz can scratch by looking at the Moh's Scale of Hardness. It looks at ten well known, easily available minerals, and arranged them in order of their "scratch hardness". If a specimen to be tested can be scratched by a known mineral from the list, it is softer than that mineral. If it in turn will scratch another known mineral, it is harder than that mineral. Topaz is ranked an 8 and therefore can scratch everything lower than an 8. This includes quartz, feldspar, apatite, calcite, gypsum and talc.

5 why is Gypsum is a 2 on Mohs hardness scale while topaz is an 8 Can gypsum scratch topaz?

No, gypsum cannot scratch topaz. Minerals with a higher number on the Moh's Hardness Scale can scratch minerals that are lower-numbered, but lower numbers can't scratch higher numbers. A mineral would have to have a number higher than an 8 on the Moh's hardness scale in order to scratch topaz.

Can a knife scratch a diamond?

Nope! A diamond is the hardest substance on earth so only a diamond can scratch a diamond!

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