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Which is the hardest granite clay chalk Jurassic limestone or carboniferous limestone?
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What is the hardest mineral in granite?
Quartz.
What is the hardest rock between granite and diamond?
The harder rock is diamond
What are some interesting facts about granite?
Interesting facts about granite:Granite is one of the hardest substances in the world. The only thing that is harder than granite is diamond.Granite is actually radioactive. Since granite is a natural stone, it has a small amount of radioactivity to it, but it is so small that it poses no threat or health risk to humans.
What is stronger steel or granite?
I don't know if diamond is considered a rock but otherwise diamond is the hardest mineral. Diamonds are created by the compression of minerals deep inside the the crust (Thinnest layer of the Earth)
What is called the hardest rock?
The hardest substance in a rock would be the hardest mineral of which the rock is composed.
What is the hardest rock between granite and marble?
Granite.
What is the hardest mineral in granite?
Quartz.
What is the order of hardness for Granite Limestone and marble?
Using Mohs scale of hardness for minerals, you can--with a bit of detective work--find out the hardness of Granite, Limestone and Marble.But I think that we can do a bit of reasoning and figure out for ourselves the order of hardness for these stones.First off, knowing that Limestone is a sedimentary stone, Granite is a metamorphic stone and Marble is igneous stone, can give you some idea how these stones measure against each other in hardness.Alright, sedimentary stone is laid down, layer on top of layer, until it compresses enough to create a stone. Then igneous stone is created by magma being cooled and becoming a solid stone. Metamorphic stone is changed--with pressure and heat, creating a metamorphosis to another stone entirely.Thinking how each of the stones, which do you think would be the softest, the hardest, then the one left would be between the two others.I would deduct that Limestone would probably be the softest, as it is layer upon layer--not really going through much change or pressure to become Limestone. Now, to figure out which of the two left over might be the hardest. I would suggest the stone which has gone through the most heat and pressure would be the hardest. The stone which qualifies as the most changed, would be the metamorphic rock, Granite. What you have left over, is the igneous rock, Marble. To check if that truly would be the middle hardness, it was created with heat, which would be more "processing" than just layered like Limestone, but wasn't as "processed" as heat AND pressure as Granite was. So it appears that Marble would fit between Limestone as the softest, and Granite as the hardest.Now you have deduced how to determine the order of hardness between Limestone, Marble and Granite.
Which is the hardest rock diamond sand stone marble granite?
Diamond
What is the hardest rock between granite and diamond?
The harder rock is diamond
What stone is the hardest stone?
Diamonds is not a stone it's crystal actually. But the hardest stone is granite stone.
What is the average Rockwell hardness for granite?
Granite has a Rockwell hardness of 7, making it one of the hardest rocks. Talc scores a 1 on the scale, being extremely soft, whereas a diamond is rated at 10, the hardest known mineral.
Is diamond harder than gypsum?
Yes, diamond is harder than granite. Diamond is the hardest mineral known. And it is several times harder than granite.
Which rock is the hardest granite or chalk?
Chalk is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate. Calcium carbonate is also the number one mineral at the Marble spec. Hardness of Chalk is around 3 Mohs. Granite stay at the number 7 at the Mohs scale and Granite is harder than Marble. Granite is mostly composed by feldspat (christal).
What are some interesting facts about granite?
Interesting facts about granite:Granite is one of the hardest substances in the world. The only thing that is harder than granite is diamond.Granite is actually radioactive. Since granite is a natural stone, it has a small amount of radioactivity to it, but it is so small that it poses no threat or health risk to humans.
Is granite hard?
Feldspar and quartz, with a hardness of 6 and 7 on the Mohs Scale respectively, are the minerals that give granite its abrasion resistance. Its hardness is due to the interlocking crystal structure as it cools from melt, making it among the hardest of rock types.
Is feldspar heavy?
Feldspar is a 6 on the hardness level and diamond is the hardest t 10. Feldspar is not very heavy- about the weight of granite or quartz (the average rock)
