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How could you determine the hardness rating for a mineral not listed on the scale?
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∙ 6y ago
Moh's Scale of Hardness
# Talk # Gypsum # Calcite # Fluorite
# Apatite
# Orthocalse Feldspar # Quartz # Topaz # Corundum
# Diamond Has only 10 minerals in it. There are literally 100s if minerals to be found in the rocks that are not used in the scale but that can have their hardness related to the scale.
e.g. graphite, galena, beryl, zircon etc.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoUsing coins, quartz, or special metals rods and other objects can determine the hardness of a mineral. (I don't think this did, but I hope this helped and answered your question).
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∙ 10y agoYou need some minerals with known hardness to make experiments and comparisons.
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What is the softest mineral and why?
Talc is the softest mineral. The Mohs hardness scale goes like this, from softest to hardest: 1. Talc, 2. Gypsum, 3. Calcite, 4. Fluorite, 5. Apatite, 6. Orthoclase Feldspar, 7. Quartz, 8. Topaz, 9. Corundum, 10. Diamond.
Can barite scratch other rocks or minerals?
Yes. Barite is able to scratch any other mineral, or rock composed of minerals, with an equivalent or lower Mohs hardness rating (Barite: Mohs 3-3.5).
Is bedrock harder than diamond?
No. From its Wikipedia entry about bedrock: "In stratigraphy, bedrock is consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet, usually the Earth." Diamond rates as 10 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness -- the highest rating. It is harder than any other mineral, which would compose bedrock.
Is this is a fact or opinion diamonds are the hardest substance on earth?
Diamond mineral is rated on the Mohs Scale at 10, which is the highest/ hardest rating on the scale. It is the only mineral given that rating. the Mohs Scale is most useful as a field guide, where a geologist might use one mineral to mark another. This means that diamond can mark every other natural mineral. The Mohs scale is not useful for industrial or man-made materials.
Is there a rating system for thunderstorms?
No. There is no rating system for thunderstorms.
Are diamonds an example of hardness?
Diamonds are listed on the Mohs Scale of hardness, and occupy the hardest rating at 10.
What is the second hardest mineral on the Mohs scale after diamond?
On the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, corundum is listed as a 9, below diamond which has a rating of 10.
Can a diamond be hard?
Diamond is the hardest natural mineral, rated as 10 on the Mohs Scale of hardness, the top rating.
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.
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".
What is the hardness of diamonds?
The diamond has a rating of ten (10) on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. On an interval scale, it has an absolute hardness of 1600 compared to 1 for talc. It is the hardest naturally occurring mineral, with only aggregated diamond nanorods (also known as hyperdiamonds) being harder.
How hard is rubidium?
Rubidium has a hardness of 0.3 on Moh's hardness scale. For comparison, diamond has a rating of 10.0 and copper has a rating of 3.0.
What is snakewood's rating on the janka hardness scale?
http://surfpick.com/hardness/ This has all the answers
What factors are listed in rating judgments?
What factors are listed in rating judgments
What metal has the greatest rockwell hardness rating?
EN 31 having a more hardness than othres
What is soft made of?
Calcium Carbonate, with a hardness rating of 3.
What is the softest mineral and why?
Talc is the softest mineral. The Mohs hardness scale goes like this, from softest to hardest: 1. Talc, 2. Gypsum, 3. Calcite, 4. Fluorite, 5. Apatite, 6. Orthoclase Feldspar, 7. Quartz, 8. Topaz, 9. Corundum, 10. Diamond.
