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What is the hardest gem stone?
The hardest gemstone is the diamond.
What are the third and fourth hardest gems?
The third hardest gemstone is ruby and then the fourth hardest is emerald.
What is the hardest dragon to get in DragonVale?
the hardest dragon to get is the rare gem dragons, because some people have a harder time with different gem dragons, if any more questions just ask.
What is the third hardest gems?
: Diamond is the hardest gem. : : It is the only gem to rank a 10 on the 1 to 10 Mohs hardness scale. When we talk about "hardness," we're talking about a gem's ability to withstand scratching. As the hardest gem, diamond can scratch, or cut, any other stone, but only a diamond can scratch a diamond. : After diamond, the next hardest gem is sapphire. Even though sapphire ranks 9 on the Mohs scale, it is not nearly as hard as diamond. : Neither diamond or sapphire, however, is the *toughest* gem. That distinction belongs to nephrite, a type of jade. Toughness measures resistance to breaking, and nephrite jade is tougher than both diamond and sapphire.
What is the 2 second hardest gem stone?
Hardness is the resistance of a gem to scratching and abrasion. It is one of the key qualities of a gemstone. Diamond is the hardest gemstone. The second hardest gemstone is corundum (ruby and sapphire).
What form of carbon is one of the hardest known?
Diamond, which is pure carbon, except for trace amounts of other minerals that can exude colour to the gem-stone, is the hardest natural mineral, rating 10 on the Mohs Scale of hardness.
What is the second hardest mineral on the Mohs scale after diamond?
On the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, corundum is listed as a 9, below diamond which has a rating of 10.
What is diamonds used for other than the hardest substance on Earth?
Diamond is the hardest natural mineral and about 80% of all diamonds mined are used by industry to enhance sharpness, focus and usefulness of tools. The remaining 20% are used as gem stones.
Where do you get mythical black diamond in Fantage?
You can find it by playing games in the forest or by the wizards domain. its the rarest gem so it will be the hardest to find. hope this helped! :D
Who works the hardest of santas reindeers?
Usually the lead reindeer in a team have to work the hardest because they are blazing the trail... but all the reindeer work hard, and have to put forth similar effort, since they are in harnesses together.
What kind of gems is the worlds strongest?
Diamonds are the hardest mineral/gem in the world but they are brittle. The next step down from diamonds are sapphires and rubies. They arent brittle and are quite hard. On a scale of 1 to 10, diamonds (#10) being the hardest, sapphires rank 9. For more on the scale I used. Google MOHs scale of hardness
What are diamonds used for and why?
Gem-quality diamonds are used in jewelry and as investments, because of their value. Industrial-quality diamonds are used in industry, because diamond is the hardest natural mineral on Earth.
