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it is hardness
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
false a mineral can not scratch any mineral harder than itself
A few things used to identify minerals are streak tests, hardness, cleavage, solubility, magnetic.Streak test: When you scrape a mineral on a streak plate it leaves behind powder of a certain color. Hematite leaves a red streak. I don't know what streak copper has.Hardness test: minerals have different hardness, their ability to be scratched or scratch. this can be determined by seeing if you can scratch a mineral with your finger nail or if the mineral will scratch a piece of glass. I don't know if this test will do much good though in determining copper from hematite.Cleavage: Cleavage in mineralogy refers to when you break a mineral, how it fractures. Does it fracture into cubes, rhombus shapes, conchoidal, etc.Solubility: copper is soluble in acids and forms green-blueish solutions, hematite is insoluble.Magnetic: hematite is sometimes slightly or strongly magnetic. copper is not magneticAfter you test your samples, look up in a book or manual to see which mineral(s) have matching properties.
Correct, a 5 hardness can scratch a 5 and below.
A harder mineral will scratch a softer one.
it is hardness
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
false a mineral can not scratch any mineral harder than itself
Corundum can scratch almost any mineral that isn't diamond.
the softer mineral can be scratched by a harder mineral. Ex: talc is 1 and quartz is 7 so quartz can scratch talc
A few things used to identify minerals are streak tests, hardness, cleavage, solubility, magnetic.Streak test: When you scrape a mineral on a streak plate it leaves behind powder of a certain color. Hematite leaves a red streak. I don't know what streak copper has.Hardness test: minerals have different hardness, their ability to be scratched or scratch. this can be determined by seeing if you can scratch a mineral with your finger nail or if the mineral will scratch a piece of glass. I don't know if this test will do much good though in determining copper from hematite.Cleavage: Cleavage in mineralogy refers to when you break a mineral, how it fractures. Does it fracture into cubes, rhombus shapes, conchoidal, etc.Solubility: copper is soluble in acids and forms green-blueish solutions, hematite is insoluble.Magnetic: hematite is sometimes slightly or strongly magnetic. copper is not magneticAfter you test your samples, look up in a book or manual to see which mineral(s) have matching properties.
There is no mineral that would satisfy the question. If a mineral is able to scratch feldspar, it would have a Mohs hardness of 6 or above. Fluorite is rated as a 4. It would be impossible for a mineral which scratches feldspar to be unable to scratch fluorite.
dimonds is hard enough to scratch anything.
the real color inside a mineral. you scratch the mineral on a tile
false. if a mineral is harder than another mineral, it would be able to scratch the softer one