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What can be scratched by glass but not a penny quartz apatite topaz or gypsum?
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What mineral can be scratched with a steel knife or window glass?
apatite with a steel knife feldspar with window glass
Which mineral will scratch glass but will be scratched by a nail?
quartz
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
Can apatite scratch glass?
Probably not as apatite has a Mohs hardness of 5.0 and window glass lies between 5.0-6.0 on the Mohs scale. A higher Mohs number cannot be scratched by a lower number.
Can hematite be scratched by a nail?
It can be scratched by a diamond, corundum, topaz, and quartz.
Does glass scratch quartz?
here is a hardness scale to help you out, but the answer is no, quartz is double as hard as glass.1 Talc3 Gypsum9 Calcite21 Fluorite48 Apatite(Glass)72 Orthoclase100 Quartz200 Topaz400 Corundum1600 Diamond
What mineral has a hardness of 5 Mohs scale nad can be scratched by a steel?
apatite, cobalt, zirconium, palladium, tooth enamel, obsidian (volcanic glass)
Which object can scratch apatite but not feldspar?
Glass can scratch apatite but not feldspar.
Is gypsum part of glass?
Yes, Gypsum is part of glass.
Can the mineral azurite scratch glass?
apatite can not scratch glass. it is considered number 5 1/2 on the Mohs Scale Of Hardness. Apatite is number 5 on the scale and can only scratch itself and all of the minerals lower on the scale.
What mineral can scratch glass and be scratched by topaz?
Any mineral with a Mohs hardness of 7 or greater could scratch quartz. Examples would be quartz (7), topaz (Mohs 8), corundum (9), and diamond (10).
Is quartz glass just plain glass or a gemstone?
quartz is a mineral M
