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The scale is not linear, and isn't too precise when measuring the hardness of certain industrial materials.
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What is the name of the mineral hardness scale?
It's called the Ore
What scale is used to find a mineral's hardness?
the mohs hardness scale
What property of minerals is classified by the Mohs scale?
Relative hardness is the property of minerals that uses the Mohs scale for classification.
What is the hardness of diatomite on the mohs scale of hardness?
how hard is diatomite on mohs scale
What is the mohs hardness of scale of limestone?
The hardness is 3-4 on Mohs scale.
A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
What is the hardness of Limonite on the mohs hardness scale?
The hardness of Limonite is 4 t0 5.5 on the mohs hardness scale.
What property do mineralogists test when using the Mohs' Scale?
This scale is correctly called the Mohs scale. Scientists use this scale to measure a rock's hardness or softness. They can discover how hard a mineral or rocks is and drill in to it and find out more about it.
How hard is a finger nail on the mohs hardness scale?
It is about 2.5 in the Mohs Hardness Scale.
What is the scale for the Mohs hardness scale?
Granite is not assigned a number on the Mohs scale of hardness. The Mohs scale is a measurement of the relative hardness of minerals. Because granite is a rock composed of a variety of minerals, only the individual minerals which compose it have a Mohs hardness.
What is the hardness of dolomite on the MOHS hardness scale?
Dolomite has a hardness of 3.5-4 on the Mohs scale of 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.
