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Mineral hardness is measured from 1 to 10 on a scale called the what?
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It's called the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
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What is a mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?
A mineral's resistance to being scratched (or when a force is applied) is called its hardness.There are different measurements of hardness: scratch hardness, indentation hardness, and rebound hardness. A material's hardness depends on ductility, elastic stiffness, plasticity, strain, strength, toughness, viscoelasticity, and viscosity.
What is the harness of a mineral if it scratches a penny but will not scratch glass?
Google "Mohs hardness scale". This is a relative hardness scale which compares one mineral's hardness to another. (It is between 3.5 and 5.5 on the Mohs hardness scale)
What scale is used to find a mineral's hardness?
the mohs hardness scale
Why do rocks have different hardness?
it has to do with the hardness of the mineral which can be found by moh's scale of hardness
Why was Fredrich Mohs important?
He originally came up with the scale when classifying a private collection. He classified them by their physical characteristics rather than their chemical composition, using their relative hardness.
How the hardness of diamond is measured?
The hardness of diamond is measured on the Mohs Scale, and diamond is the hardest mineral on the scale, ranked at 10.
What is the name of the mineral hardness scale?
It's called the Ore
What is the Name given to the scale of hardness of a mineral?
It is called the Moh's scale.
What is a mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?
A mineral's resistance to being scratched (or when a force is applied) is called its hardness.There are different measurements of hardness: scratch hardness, indentation hardness, and rebound hardness. A material's hardness depends on ductility, elastic stiffness, plasticity, strain, strength, toughness, viscoelasticity, and viscosity.
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.
The resistance of a mineral to scratching?
This is usually measured in the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. It measures 1-10, 1 being the softest, 10 the hardest. Some examples of minerals classed 1-10: 1:Talc 2:Gypsum 3:Calcite 4:Flourite 5:Apatite 6:Orthoclase Feldspar 7:Quartz 8:Topaz 9:Corundum 10 iamond
What do scientists use to determine mineral hardness?
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is generally used to determine the hardness of a mineral. The Mohs scale rates the ability of mineral to scratch or be scratched by another mineral.
What is the name of the scale used to determine hardnes of a minera?
It is called "Mohs Hardness Scale" and it measures what the hardness of a rock or mineral. Legardeboy.
Is a measure of how well a mineral resist scratching?
The scale is called hardness.
What is a measure of how well a mineral resist scratching?
The scale is called hardness.
What is the use of the hardness scale?
Minerals have a fairly specific range of hardness, based on the Mohs hardness scale. The Mohs scale is based on the ability of a mineral to be scratched, or scratch, another mineral. Using the Mohs scale to determine mineral hardness is one test that can be used to help identify one mineral from others.
Which mineral has a hardness of 2?
Gypsum is the mineral listed at 2 on the Mohs hardness scale.
