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Hardness alone is not a good way to identify a mineral, other properties such as streak color, cleavage, opacity, ect also need to be taken into consideration. There is no "quick way" to properly identify a mineral.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agothe scale you are referring to is the Mohs scale of hardness, named after Friedrich Mohs (1773-1839). it ranges from 1 (talc, which is easily crushed by your fingernail) to 10 (diamond, which no other mineral can scratch)
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∙ 10y agoHardness is one of several characteristics that help identify a mineral, but it is difficult just by hardness. You will need the density; for instance, gold is much denser than pyrite (fool's gold).
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Does the Mohs scale help scientists identify the crystal shape of a mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to identify the mineral property of hardness only.
What would you use the Mohs scale of hardness for?
to identify a mineral
What is the most reliable physical property that can be used to identify a mineral?
HARDNESS
12 One way to help identify a mineral is to rub it against a piece of porcelain tile This procedure tests the of the mineral?
By rubbing mineral against a piece of porcelain tile, the objective of the test is to observe the hardness of the mineral.
What is the definition for the hardness of a mineral?
Hardness - measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
Does the Mohs scale help scientists identify the crystal shape of a mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to identify the mineral property of hardness only.
What is the use of the hardness scale?
Minerals have a fairly specific range of hardness, based on the Mohs hardness scale. The Mohs scale is based on the ability of a mineral to be scratched, or scratch, another mineral. Using the Mohs scale to determine mineral hardness is one test that can be used to help identify one mineral from others.
How do you identify a mineral or crystal?
You can use hardness(Moh's Hardness Scale), luster, shape, and fracture to identify quartz.
Mohs' scale helps scientists to identify the of a mineral?
B. Hardness
How do you identify the property of a mineral but what does it mean where we say calcite has a hardness?
We use Mohs scale of mineral hardness to access the hardness of minerals, which calcite is one example.
What would you use the Mohs scale of hardness for?
to identify a mineral
What would you use the Mohs scale for hardness for?
to identify a mineral
What is the most reliable physical property that can be used to identify a mineral?
HARDNESS
12 One way to help identify a mineral is to rub it against a piece of porcelain tile This procedure tests the of the mineral?
By rubbing mineral against a piece of porcelain tile, the objective of the test is to observe the hardness of the mineral.
What is the definition for the hardness of a mineral?
Hardness - measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
What are the four main tests used to identify a mineral?
streak, hardness, density, luster.
How does mineralogist identify the hardness of a mineral?
Minerologists identify mineral harness with a variety of tools. In order of hardness, they gnerally use their fingernails, nails, copper pennies, knife blades, glass, porcelain and other minerals such as quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond. The Moh's Hardness Scale gives a list of minerals in order of hardness with talc being the softest with a rating of "1" and diamond the hardest at a "10".
