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A plaster of gypsum is usually used to make drywall.
An abrasive is something used to cut and polish things. Since diamond is one of the hardest substances, with a 3-D network structure it's used as an abrasive.
Your sandpaper is graded according to the amount of abrasive particles (grit) per square inch. The six abrasive categories range from course to super fine and between them include medium, fine, very fine and extra fine. Your choices will depend on the finish you hope to achieve. These particles or categories consist of one of four minerals that make up sandpaper: aluminum oxide, garnet, ceramic (alumina zirconia) and silicon carbide. Read more: What Mineral Is Used in Sandpaper? | Garden Guides http://www.gardenguides.com/135206-mineral-used-sandpaper.html#ixzz1ndZpWlRk
The property is hardness; the ability of a mineral to scratch other substances. Diamond has the highest mineral hardness. yes, diamond powder (basically very small bits of diamond) is commonly used as an abrasive on the wheel to polish other diamonds and other softer gemstones, including cubic zirconia. Diamond cutters will use lab grown diamond powder when they need a more aggressive polish, and natural diamond powder when they want a softer polish.
Corundum is a very hard mineral used as an abrasive in industry.
Corundum - Crystalline Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) is a mineral that is hard (9.0 on Mohs scale) and used as an abrasive.
Diamond is the hardest natural mineral, and its abrasive quality can be precise and long-lasting,
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Pure Corundum is extremely hard, ranking just below diamond. It ranks 9.0 on Mohs scale of hardness. It is commonly used as an abrasive, such as sandpaper and large machines used in machining plastics, woods and metal. Abrasive corundum is synthetically manufactured from bauxite. Corundum is a less commonly used term for an abrasive product known as aluminum oxide. It is also used as a loose grain abrasive in abrasive blasting applications. It's hardness and agressiveness make it an ideal abrasive for imparting a profile on the part substrate.
Minerals have many uses in different industries. Mineral oils are used in the mechanical industry as a lubricant. Minerals oils are used in the cosmetics industry as an ingredient in such things as baby oils and lotions.
Zircon is the mineral that is most commonly used to date the age of the earth.
Chineese salt
Yes it can, it is commonly used.
Database and logistics software is commonly used in the transportation industry. Exact details of what products are being transported and at what times allows the industry to run smoothly.
There are a number of ways that pyroxene mineral is used. It is used for carvings commonly and the manufacture of lithium salts among other uses.
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