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What scale is used to find a mineral's hardness?
the mohs hardness scale
What is the scratch table of rocks and minerals?
The scratch table is called the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness and measures the hardness of minerals in relation to the known hardest (diamond) and softest (talc) minerals.
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.
What hardness does a mineral have if its scratched by glass?
Somewhere between 3 and 5 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness...
What can talc scratch?
Talc can scratch Talc , although Talc's hardness varies it is considered a soft mineral, that can even be scratched with a finger nail. Any mineral or material with a hardness equal to or greater than 1 on the Mohs hardness scale will be able to scratch talc. Talc is the softest mineral listed on the Mohs scale, listed as a 1 on the scale which is graded from 1 through 10, with 10 being the hardest (diamond).
The softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale is?
It is talc
The softest and hardest minerals are?
The softest mineral is talc, and the hardest is diamond. You can check this on the Mohs hardness scale.
What mineral has the lowest hardness on the Mohs hardness scale?
Talc is the softest mineral and classified as 1 on the Mohs hardness scale.The Mohs scale minerals from softest to hardest:1. Talc (softest)2. Gypsum3. Calcite4. Fluorite5. Apatite6. Feldspar7. Quartz8. Topaz9. Corundum10. Diamond (hardest)
Is talc hard or soft?
Talc is the softest mineral; his hardness is 1 on the Mohs scale.
Which mineral is the hardest according to the Mohs hardness scale?
Diamond is the hardest mineral and ranked as number '10' according to the Mohs hardness scale.The Mohs scale minerals from softest to hardest:1. Talc (softest)2. Gypsum3. Calcite4. Fluorite5. Apatite6. Feldspar7. Quartz8. Topaz9. Corundum10. Diamond (hardest)
Does talc have hardness?
Tals, a mineral, has a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness, a 1 being the one able to be scratched by the remaining nine minerals. It's soft.
What is the scale used to measure the softast mineral?
The Mohs Hardness Scale. PS: Talc is one of the softest minerals
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.
What do the numbers represent on mohs hardness scale?
The Mohs Hardness Scale is numbered form one to ten, one being the softest minerals (talc) and ten being the hardest (diamond).
Scientists usw this to determine a mineral's resistance to being scratch?
Scientists use the hardness test, and more specifically Mohs Hardness Scale, named after a Freidrich Mohs, a German mineralogist. Mohs Hardness Scale test can scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is softest and 10 is hardest.
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 is the order of the minerals from the softest to the hardest?
mohs hardness scale
