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List the following minerals in order of decreasing hardness apatite calcite corundum feldspar and talc?
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What is a mineral that fluorite can't scratch?
Fluorite is unable to scratch feldspar, quartz, corundum, diamond, or any other mineral with a Mohs hardness greater than 4.
Would feldspar be use to test mineral hardness?
Yes "feldspar" is one of the minerals on Moh's scale of hardness.
Can corundum scratch topaz?
Yes. Corundum will scratch topaz and every other mineral with a hardness of 9 or lower on the Mohs hardness scale.
What is the only mineral that can scratch corundum?
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
Can quartz scratch corundum?
According to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, quartz (7) will not scratch any mineral with a higher number on the scale. Corundum is listed at 9. Therefore quartz will not scratch corundum, but corundum can scratch quartz.
What is the hardness of a ruby on Mohs hardness scale?
A ruby is a form of the mineral corundum. The Mohs hardness scale lists the following from softer to harder: Talc - 1 Gypsum - 2 Calcite - 3 Fluorite - 4 Apatite - 5 Feldspar - 6 Quartz - 7 Topaz - 8 Corundum (which includes the ruby) - 9 Diamond - 10 Ruby has a Mohs hardness of 9.
What is the hardness of a ruby on the Moh's hardness scale?
A ruby is a mineral corundum. The Mohs hardness scale lists the following from softer to harder: Talc - 1 Gypsum - 2 Calcite - 3 Fluorite - 4 Apatite - 5 Feldspar - 6 Quartz - 7 Topaz - 8 Corundum (which includes the ruby) - 9 Diamond - 10 Ruby has a Mohs hardness of 9.
Glass has a hardness of about 5.5 what minerals would scratch the glass?
There are many minerals with hardness above 5.5 but the standard ones are feldspar,quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond.
What mineral can scratch feldspar and is nonmetallic and white?
Chalcedony and corundum can both appear in white forms and have a Mohs hardness greater than most feldspars.
What is a mineral that fluorite can't scratch?
Fluorite is unable to scratch feldspar, quartz, corundum, diamond, or any other mineral with a Mohs hardness greater than 4.
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 minerals can scrach glass with a hardness of 5.5?
# Talk # Gypsum # Calcite # Fluorite # Apatite # Feldspar # Quartz # Tourmaline # Corundum # Diamond This is Mohs scale of hardness with diamond being the hardest. Therefore minerals 6-10 will scratch a glass of hardness 5.5
Glass has hardness of about 5.5 which minerals will scratch it?
feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum, diamond.... Diamond will diffidently scratch glass its also made to cut glass if you get tech with it. (alyssamc6)
Would feldspar be use to test mineral hardness?
Yes "feldspar" is one of the minerals on Moh's scale of hardness.
Can corundum scratch topaz?
Yes. Corundum will scratch topaz and every other mineral with a hardness of 9 or lower on the Mohs hardness scale.
Could corundum scratch topaz?
Yes. Corundum will scratch topaz and every other mineral with a hardness of 9 or lower on the Mohs hardness scale.
Which mineral on the mohs scale will scratch apatite?
Minerals that will scratch apatite must be more than a 5 on the Moh's hardness scale. So feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum, and diamond will scratch apatite.
