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What is the word used to describe the relative hardness of minerals?
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The Mohs Scale is what is used to measure the relative hardness, or scratch resistance, of minerals. Mohs hardness often agrees with absolute hardness, which is another way of measuring the relative hardness of minerals.
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Which scale is used to measure the hardness of mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
A minerals hardness with respect to other minerals can be determined by?
scratching the mineral acrros a glass plate
Why was Fredrich Mohs important?
He originally came up with the scale when classifying a private collection. He classified them by their physical characteristics rather than their chemical composition, using their relative hardness.
What scale is used to rank the hardness or softness of minerals?
The Mohs Scale of Hardness determines the hardness of minerals by scratching them with commonly found objects. The minerals are assigned a number which corresponds to their hardness; higher numbers indicate higher hardness.
How is the Mohs scale used?
by determing what minerals are the hardest and softest2.5-3 on the Mohs scale
What is a Mohs scale used to determine?
The hardness of minerals.
What is used to test the hardness of minerals?
the mohs scale
Mohs scale measures the what of a mineral?
Relative mineral hardness when compared to other minerals.
What is the hardness luster and streak color of limestone?
Hardness, lustre, and streak are aids to identifying minerals. Limestone is composed mainly of the mineral calcite. Calcite has a Mohs hardness of '3', it's lustre is vitreous, and it has a white streak.
What is the scale used to determine hardness of minerals?
Mohs and Fields
Which characteristic is used to identify minerals?
You can test its hardness on other minerals to find it hardness. It can help classify it better.
