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What is a mineral that fluorite can't scratch?
Fluorite is unable to scratch feldspar, quartz, corundum, diamond, or any other mineral with a Mohs hardness greater than 4.
What is the luster of orthoclase?
Depending on the variety, feldspars can range from adamantine to glassy in luster.
What mineral can scratch fluorite?
the answer is something harder than fluorite some examples are granite , magnetite , diamonds , and quartz .
Is feldspar metalic?
no, feldspar is a mineral.
Is floutrite a mineral or rock?
Fluorite is a mineral.
What mineral scratches fluorite but not feldspar?
apatite
Is fluorite harder than calcite?
The mineral fluorite is harder than calcite. Fluorite is represented as a 4 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness, calcite is a 3.
What is a mineral that fluorite can't scratch?
Fluorite is unable to scratch feldspar, quartz, corundum, diamond, or any other mineral with a Mohs hardness greater than 4.
What mineral can scratch feldspar but not quartz?
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.
What is the luster of orthoclase?
Depending on the variety, feldspars can range from adamantine to glassy in luster.
What mineral scratches fluorite?
the answer is something harder than fluorite some examples are granite , magnetite , diamonds , and quartz .
What mineral can scratch fluorite?
the answer is something harder than fluorite some examples are granite , magnetite , diamonds , and quartz .
Is fluorite the biggest mineral in the world?
If by biggest, you mean the most common, no. The most common minerals are quartz and feldspar.
Is fluorite a mineral?
Fluorite is a mineral.
What is fluorite on the mohs hardness scale?
Fluorite is the number 4 mineral on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, above calcite and below apatite.
Is feldspar the hardest mineral next to a diamond?
No Feldspar is rated 6 on the Mohs Scale and diamond is rated 10. The mineral which is rated 9 on the Mohs is Corundum but there are other minerals which are harder that that but less harder than diamond.
Is feldspar metalic?
no, feldspar is a mineral.
