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by determing what minerals are the hardest and softest2.5-3 on the Mohs scale
Arjun Bednar
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∙ 13y agoMoh's Scale of Hardness ranks material on their hardness from 1 to 10, with the rock talc being 1 and diamond 10. It is calculated on the basis that if material A is harder than material B, then A can scratch and leave a scratch on B, but B cannot scratch A.
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∙ 10y agoMohs' scale is a 10 step scale of the hardness of minerals and you use it to discover the relative hardness of a mineral by scratching your unknown sample with one of these below to determine its relative position in the scale.
SOFT
- Talk
- Gypsum
- Calcite
- Fluorite
- Apatite
- Orthoclase Feldspar
- Quartz
- Topaz
- Corundum
- Diamond
HARD
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∙ 10y agothe moh scale works by determing what minerals are the hardest and softest
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∙ 14y agoThe purpose of the scale is to test the hardness of minerals in the field.
If you have the hardness then you will be more likely to identify the mineral
or the rock.
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∙ 11y agoThe Moh's Scale is used based on the degree of hardness of different minerals, depending on which one is able to scratch the other.
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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 name of the commonly used hardness scale is?
The Mohs standard hardness scale that was developed by Friedrich Mohs (1773 - 1839).
What is a Mohs scale used to determine?
The hardness of minerals.
What is tantalum is the mohs scale?
Tantalum is 6.5 on the Mohs scale,
What is a scale used to measure the hardness of a rock called?
The Mohs hardness scale.
What scale is used to find a mineral's hardness?
the mohs hardness scale
A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
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 name of the commonly used hardness scale is?
The Mohs standard hardness scale that was developed by Friedrich Mohs (1773 - 1839).
What is the name of the commonly used hardness scale?
The Mohs standard hardness scale that was developed by Friedrich Mohs (1773 - 1839).
How is Mohs scale used in a sentence?
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What scale is used to harness rocks and minerals?
the Mohs hardness scale
What is a Mohs scale used to determine?
The hardness of minerals.
What is used to test the hardness of minerals?
the mohs scale
What is tantalum is the mohs scale?
Tantalum is 6.5 on the Mohs scale,
What is a scale used to measure the hardness of a rock called?
The Mohs hardness scale.
What is the name of the mineral hardness scale?
It's called the Ore
