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Try scratching it with a variety of other objects (fingernail, steel nail, glass) whose hardness is known. Refer to the Mohs Hardness scale for more info on the hardness of specific materials
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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.
How would a collector of minerals determine the hardness of an unknown mineral specimen.?
You start by scratching it and seek it's hardness. When you find its hardness, compare it to another mineral with the same hardness. If they look exactly the same, and have the same arrangements of minerals, then they are the exact same mineral.
How would collector of minerals determine the hardness of an unknown mineral specimen?
You start by scratching it and seek it's hardness. When you find its hardness, compare it to another mineral with the same hardness. If they look exactly the same, and have the same arrangements of minerals, then they are the exact same mineral.
What is it called when you perform a scratch test on a mineral?
It is called a streak and its purpose is to find the hardness of the mineral.
What mineral of hardness of 7?
the mineral that has a hardness of 7 is "Quarts
What scale is used to find a mineral's hardness?
the mohs hardness scale
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 mineral has the greatest hardness?
The mineral with the greatest hardness is the diamond.
To find hardness of a mineral what would you look at?
you look at a mohs scale
What is hardness of quartz mineral?
the mineral that has a hardness of 7 is "Quarts
What is the hardness of the ruby?
Ruby, a variety of the mineral corundum, has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What is ment by a meant by a mineral's hardness?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
