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Which minaral is commonly used to make glasswhat mineral is commonly used to make glass?
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Which mineral will scratch glass but will be scratched by a nail?
quartz
What mineral is used for making laundry detergents and glass?
boron (borax)
Can real sappghires cut through glass?
Natural sapphires do cut glass, I'm pretty sure any natural/real stone/mineral can cut glass. I tried it with mine and it cut a piece of glass.........
List the five characteristic a substance must have to be a mineral explain why coal and a glass marble are not minerals?
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What is Cerium Oxide commonly used for?
Cerium Oxide is most commonly used for glass polishing. The Cerium Oxide makes the glass softer therefore making it much easier to polish. It is also used in catalytic converters.
What mineral forms glass?
The mineral quartz is the main ingredient in manufactured glass.
Is volcanic glass a mineral?
Volcanic glass is not a mineral. It's composition is complex, and their is no crystalline structure.
Are gemstones a rock or mineral or glass?
Gemstones are a mineral.
Can a mineral be a liquid?
No. A mineral must be solid to be a mineral. For example, liquid water is not a mineral. Frozen water, or ice, is a mineral.
Why not is a piece of glass a mineral?
Glass doesn't have a crystalline structure, or a specific chemical composition, so it is not a mineral. Obsidian is not a mineral for the same reason.
Is volcanic glass a mineral group?
No. By definition, a mineral must have a crystalline structure. Glass does not have a crystalline structure.
Which mineral is made mostly of the mineral quartz?
window glass
What mineral is mostly made of mineral quartz?
Window Glass
Will mineral spirits damage glass?
No.
Will fake diamond cut glass?
Your answer depends on the composition of the 'fake diamond' and the composition of glass. Each mineral has a rating on the Mohs Scale of hardness. The harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral.
Is quartz glass just plain glass or a gemstone?
quartz is a mineral M
How is volcanic glass different from a mineral?
Volcanic glass does not technically contain mineral crystals. The definition of a mineral requires a crystalline structure. Secondly, the chemical composition of volcanic glass could vary widely. Minerals have definite parameters for chemical composition.
