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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.
What mineral cannot be scratched by another mineral?
A diamond. Actually, a diamond can be scratched my other minerals.
What mineral can be scratched with a knife blade or a window glass?
not diamond
If a mineral is a 6 on the mohs scale what can it be scracted by?
A mineral with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale can be scratched by anything harder than a 6, such as minerals with a hardness of 7 or higher. It will not be scratched by minerals with a hardness of 5 or lower.
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 minerals can be scratched with a knife?
Apatite
What minerals can be scratched by all other minerals?
science
What minerals can be scratched by penny?
nickel
How can one determine the hardness of a mineral using Mohs scale need explain the technique and what is Mohs scale?
The Mohs Scale of Hardness is used to measure hardness of a mineral, which is its resistance to scratching. It is a quantitative scale, which relies on the relative hardness of other minerals . Higher numbered minerals scratch lower numbered ones. You can use every day objects like a glass plate, a knife, or a nail to distinguish hard and soft. Hard minerals scratch glass, but can't be scratched with a knife blade of a nail. Soft minerals will not scratch glass, but can be scratched with a knife blade or masonry nail. You can purchase hardness kits to help make these distinctions.
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.
What rock is soft enough to be scratched with a knife?
soapstone
What minerals can be scratched with a copper coin?
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What mineral cannot be scratched by another mineral?
A diamond. Actually, a diamond can be scratched my other minerals.
What mineral can be scratched with a knife blade or a window glass?
not diamond
What mineral can be scratched with a steel knife or window glass?
apatite with a steel knife feldspar with window glass
A mineral that can be scratched easily by all other minerals is?
Talc is the softest mineral and can be scratched by any other mineral.
What property of minerals measures how easily a mineral can be scratched?
Hardness
