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The harder minerals are valuable as coatings on drilling equipment, as abrasives, or as durable ornamentation or jewelry.
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What is a mineral scratch test?
In 1822 scientist Friedrich Mohs developed a scale to measure the hardness of minerals. A mineral will scratch other minerals softer than itself and will be scratched by minerals that are harder.
Which property of minerals is expressed in numbers?
hardness
How are minerals tested?
the mohs hardness scale
How well do a mineral resist scratching?
hardness.
Do all minerals have the same hardness?
it all depends what you are using them for
The mohs scale measure's a minerals what?
hardness
What is the word used to describe the relative hardness of minerals?
The Mohs Scale is what is used to measure the relative hardness, or scratch resistance, of minerals. Mohs hardness often agrees with absolute hardness, which is another way of measuring the relative hardness of minerals.
Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched which is determined b the arrangement of of a minerals atom?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
Which scale is used to measure the hardness of mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
Which property is a measure of a minerals resistance to being scratched?
A rock's hardness is its resistance to scratching or abrasion. This is commonly measured using the MOH's scale of hardness.
A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
What are facts for hardness?
hardness define minerals
What scale is used to rank the hardness or softness of minerals?
The Mohs Scale of Hardness determines the hardness of minerals by scratching them with commonly found objects. The minerals are assigned a number which corresponds to their hardness; higher numbers indicate higher hardness.
The Mohs scale helps scientists to identify the 'blank' of a mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals.
What is the scale used to measure the softast mineral?
The Mohs Hardness Scale. PS: Talc is one of the softest minerals
What does the Mohs hardness scale determine?
The hardness of MINERALS.
What property of minerals is classified by the Mohs scale?
Relative hardness is the property of minerals that uses the Mohs scale for classification.
