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No. The hardness of serpentine is 3-4.5, whereas a hardness of at least 7 is needed to scratch glass.
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Which mineral will scratch glass but not pyrite?
orthoclase
What mineral will scratch with a window glass or a knife blade?
Diamond will scratch anything.
What mineral will not scratch glass?
A few minerals that do not scratch glass come to mind . . . talc, asbestos, mica, for instance.
What mineral will scratch glass but not a streak plate?
topaz
What is the hardness of an unknown mineral that scratches glass but will not scratch quartz?
6.0
What will scratch serpentine and what does not scratch it?
The Mohs hardness of serpentine is 2,5-3; it a soft mineral. Not scrached by a graphite pen; scratched by fingernail, copper etc.
Which mineral will scratch glass but not pyrite?
orthoclase
What mineral will scratch with a window glass or a knife blade?
Diamond will scratch anything.
What mineral will not scratch glass?
A few minerals that do not scratch glass come to mind . . . talc, asbestos, mica, for instance.
Which mineral will scratch glass but will be scratched by a nail?
quartz
What mineral can scratch glass but not steel file?
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What mineral will scratch glass but not a streak plate?
topaz
What is the hardness of an unknown mineral that scratches glass but will not scratch quartz?
6.0
What other mineral can scratch a steel knife or window glass?
diamond
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.
Will fake diamond cut glass?
Your answer depends on the composition of the 'fake diamond' and the composition of glass. Each mineral has a rating on the Mohs Scale of hardness. The harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral.
What hardness does a mineral have if it does not scratch glass but scratches an iron nail?
The hardness of glass is around 6, and the hardness of iron is about 5. So your mineral is probably around a 5.5.
