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Somewhere between 3 and 5 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness...
Bria Cummings
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∙ 14y agothis is the level of hardness.1 is softest 10 is hardest.
talc is 1
gypsum is 2
calcite is 3
fluorite is 4
apatite is 5
feldspar is 6
quartz is 7
topaz is 8
corundum is 9
diamond is 10.
hope that helps.i learned it in school today! the ability of a mineral to scratch another mineral is called what
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∙ 8y agoSomewhere between 3 and 5 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness...
Gabrielle Collins
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∙ 13y agoOn the Mohs scale, the mineral would have to be at a hardness of 3 or higher.
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If a mineral is a 6 on the mohs scale what can it be scracted by?
A mineral with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale can be scratched by anything harder than a 6, such as minerals with a hardness of 7 or higher. It will not be scratched by minerals with a hardness of 5 or lower.
Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched which is determined b the arrangement of of a minerals atom?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
Describe how to find the hardness of unknown mineral?
Minerals are tested for hardness by performing a scratch test. The unknown mineral is scratched with another object that the hardness is known. For example, a unknown mineral may be scratched with a piece of metal to compare the resistance.
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)
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 hardness does a mineral have if it scratched by glass but scratched an iron nail?
It would have to be 5.0 because glass has a hardness of 5.5 and an iron nail has the hardness of 4.5
What hardness does a mineral have if it is scratched by glass but scratches an iron nail?
It would have to be 5.0 because glass has a hardness of 5.5 and an iron nail has the hardness of 4.5
What does a mineral have if it is scratched by glass but scratches an iron nail?
It would have to be 5.0 because glass has a hardness of 5.5 and an iron nail has the hardness of 4.5
If a mineral is a 6 on the mohs scale what can it be scracted by?
A mineral with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale can be scratched by anything harder than a 6, such as minerals with a hardness of 7 or higher. It will not be scratched by minerals with a hardness of 5 or lower.
What will if you rub a mineral with the hardness of 3 with a mineral with a hardness of 9?
The mineral with hardness 3 will get scratched.
What is total hardness?
hardness is how easily a mineral can be scratched
What is ment by a meant by a mineral's hardness?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
What does the property of mineral hardness measure?
Hardness measures a mineral's resistance to being scratched.
Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched which is determined b the arrangement of of a minerals atom?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
What is a measure of easily a mineral can be scratched?
hardness
A measure of how easily a mineral is scratched?
hardness
Which mineral on Mohs hardness scale can be scratched by your finger?
Talc (1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale) can be scratched by a fingernail.
