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Describe how to distinguish between a mineral with a hardness of 6 and one with a hardness of 4 using only a glass plate and a copper penny?
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Describe seven physical properties that help distinguish one mineral from another?
Tenacity, Density, Color, Streak, Luster, Magnetism, and Hardness
Describe how to find the hardness of unknown mineral?
Minerals are tested for hardness by performing a scratch test. The unknown mineral is scratched with another object that the hardness is known. For example, a unknown mineral may be scratched with a piece of metal to compare the resistance.
What is the relationship between bond strength and mineral hardness?
The stronger the bond the harder the mineral.
What is the harness of a mineral if it scratches a penny but will not scratch glass?
Google "Mohs hardness scale". This is a relative hardness scale which compares one mineral's hardness to another. (It is between 3.5 and 5.5 on the Mohs hardness scale)
Which mineral property is better for identifying a mineral Magnetism or hardness?
Hardness is better.
Describe seven physical properties that help distinguish one mineral from another?
Tenacity, Density, Color, Streak, Luster, Magnetism, and Hardness
What statement best describe the hardness of the mineral dolomite?
1
What is the hardness of a mineral if it scratches a penny but will not scratch glass?
Between 3.5 and 5.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Describe how to find the hardness of unknown mineral?
Minerals are tested for hardness by performing a scratch test. The unknown mineral is scratched with another object that the hardness is known. For example, a unknown mineral may be scratched with a piece of metal to compare the resistance.
What will if you rub a mineral with the hardness of 3 with a mineral with a hardness of 9?
The mineral with hardness 3 will get scratched.
If a mineral scratches calcite but is scratched by apatite what is the minerals hardness?
Somewhere between 3 and 5 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness...
What is the relationship between bond strength and mineral hardness?
The stronger the bond the harder the mineral.
What is the harness of a mineral if it scratches a penny but will not scratch glass?
Google "Mohs hardness scale". This is a relative hardness scale which compares one mineral's hardness to another. (It is between 3.5 and 5.5 on the Mohs hardness scale)
Describe what would happen if you rubbed a mineral with a mohs hardness value of 7 against a mineral with a value of 5?
The 5 hardness mineral would like suffer scratches or abrasion.
Is a Gray mineral harder than a white mineral?
No, there is no correlation between color and hardness in minerals.
What mineral of hardness of 7?
the mineral that has a hardness of 7 is "Quarts
What mineral has the greatest hardness?
The mineral with the greatest hardness is the diamond.
