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Q: What minerals can scratch emeralds?
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What type of rocks are emeralds?

Emeralds are not actually rocks, but minerals of the beryl family that have gemstone qualities.


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.


What mineral can scratch all the minerals?

Diamonds are proven to scratch all minerals including itself.


Are Emeralds The only green minerals?

Malachite is also green.


What minerals can a steel knife scratch?

it can scratch fluorite


Can talc scratch over minerals?

Talc is supposed to be too fragile to cause a scratch on the majority of minerals.


Why are emeralds minerals?

Emeralds are essentially just gem quality beryl's. Another sort of beryl used in jewelry and by gem collectors is aquamarine. Emeralds also fit the criteria of minerals, being inorganic, solid, crystalline, naturally occurring, and having a well defined chemical composition.


What types of minerals are there in Kimberley?

Kimberley is renowned for diamonds, but there are gold and emeralds there too.


Can emeralds have minerals in it?

Emerald is a mineral. Specifically, it is a variant of the mineral known as beryl.


Which minerals can scratch apatite?

gypsum can


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 you find in Monaco?

Quite possibly lots of rubies,emeralds, diamonds and gold.