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Diamonds are proven to scratch all minerals including itself.
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What is the scratch table of rocks and minerals?
The scratch table is called the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness and measures the hardness of minerals in relation to the known hardest (diamond) and softest (talc) minerals.
Which mineral can not scratch quartz?
Many mineral can not scratch Quartz.Remember the mnemonic for Mohs' scale of hardens "The Girls Can Flirt And Other Queer Things Can Do", where the mineral for each first letter is:(softest)TalkGypsumCalciteFluoriteApatiteOrthoclase (Feldspar)QuartsTopazCorundumDiamond(hardest) Thus minerals 1-6 can not scratch quartz.
Mineral hardness scale name?
It is the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. It characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. The scale assigns numbers 1-10. 10 being the hardest of minerals(e.g. diamonds), and 1 being the softest minerals(e.g. talc). Generally minerals with a H<5 are softer minerals and minerals H>5 are harder.
What can scratch gypsum but can be scratched by all other minerals?
The human fingernail can just scratch gypsum, but is softer than all other minerals.
What is the difference between a minerals hardness and streak?
A minerals hardness is the ability to scratch or be scratched by other minerals and streak is the colored powder of a mineral that comes off when being scratched.
Which mineral cannot scratch any mineral by itself?
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.
Which minerals cannot scratch any minerals by itself?
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.
Can a diamond scratch a rock or mineral?
Diamond will scratch all rocks and other minerals, including itself.
What is a mineral scratch test?
In 1822 scientist Friedrich Mohs developed a scale to measure the hardness of minerals. A mineral will scratch other minerals softer than itself and will be scratched by minerals that are harder.
Which minerals will scratch every other mineral?
Diamond
A minerals hardness with respect to other minerals can be determined by?
scratching the mineral acrros a glass plate
What is called in minerals can scratched diamond?
No mineral can scratch diamond.
Can a mineral scratch any material harder than itself?
False. A mineral can only scratch itself or minerals equal in hardness or softer than it.
Which mineral ranked the highest hardness?
A diamond is the hardest mineral. A diamond can scratch all other minerals or rocks and cannot be scratched by another mineral or rock except another diamond.
Mineral X is scratched by a diamond. Mineral X .?
Mineral X could be anything. Diamond is the hardest mineral (10 on Mohs' scale) and can scratch all other minerals including another diamond.
What is the scratch table of rocks and minerals?
The scratch table is called the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness and measures the hardness of minerals in relation to the known hardest (diamond) and softest (talc) minerals.
What mineral will not scratch glass?
A few minerals that do not scratch glass come to mind . . . talc, asbestos, mica, for instance.
