Calcium
calcium
Magnatite is the mineral that has a nonmatallic luster, is black, and can be scratched by a fingernail.
Talc is one such mineral and as such is a reference mineral in the Mohs Hardness Scale.
nickel
Talc (1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale) can be scratched by a fingernail.
A topaz
Magnatite is the mineral that has a nonmatallic luster, is black, and can be scratched by a fingernail.
Talc is one such mineral and as such is a reference mineral in the Mohs Hardness Scale.
nickel
Well you see, it's pretty simple. If a fingernail has a hardness of 2.5, and the question is asking what mineral can easily be scratched by a fingernail. Well then it is Graphite. It has a less hardness than your fingernails.
A topaz
Talc (1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale) can be scratched by a fingernail.
The most commonly known mineral that can be scratched with a fingernail is talc.
Rocks that mostly contain minerals like mica, gypsum, and talc can be scratched by a fingernail.
minearls
azurite is one of the minerals that has a light blue streak.
It would have a Mohs hardness somewhere between 2.5 and 5.5.
Well you see, it's pretty simple. If a fingernail has a hardness of 2.5, and the question is asking what mineral can easily be scratched by a fingernail. Well then it is Graphite. It has a less hardness than your fingernails.