Hardness of the dimond
When you scratch a mineral with a penny, nail, and your fingernail, you are testing the mineral's hardness. The ability to scratch or be scratched by certain materials helps determine the mineral's hardness on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
calcite
No because a coper penny is and quartz is 7 so any ting softer than 7 cannot scratch
no because fluorite is softer than a penny
A penny would scratch minerals with a lower hardness rating such as calcite, gypsum, or talc. Minerals like quartz or topaz would not be scratched by a penny because they are harder than the metal in a penny.
A copper penny can scratch materials with a Mohs hardness of 2.5 or lower, such as gypsum, talc, and some plastics. It will not scratch harder materials like glass, steel, or most ceramics.
The pin code is the number you have to scratch off with a penny or something. You can find that pin code at the back of the game card where it says "scratch gently with a penny" then you'll find the code once you scratch it off.
The copper of the penny will rub off the file
Most igneous rocks are harder than a penny, so it is unlikely that a penny would be able to scratch an igneous rock. Igneous rocks are typically composed of minerals like quartz and feldspar, which have a higher hardness than copper (the main material in pennies).
The U.S. Mint did not make a nickel penny in 1977. If you have one it may be a regular penny with a coating or plating of some sort on it. Scratch the rim and see if there is copper underneath.
No, quartz is harder than copper and can scratch it. However, a copper penny is typically made of a copper-zinc alloy that is harder than pure copper, so it might be more resistant to scratching by quartz but it is still possible.
Between 3.5 and 5.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.