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Which minerals will scratch every other mineral?
Diamond
What mineral can scratch itself but no other mineral can scratch it?
A diamond is the only material that cannot be scratched by any other than itself.
How do you determine how soft a mineral is?
The hardness of a mineral is categorized on the Mohs hardness scale with talc as 1 and diamond as 10. A mineral can only be scratched bya mineral that is as hard or harder than the first mineral. So talc can scratch talc but nothing else. A diamond can scratch every other mienral including itself. Cordundum with a hardness of 9 can't scratch diamonds but can scratch a lot of other minderals.
What is the only mineral that can scratch corundum?
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
Which mineral cannot scratch any mineral by itself?
Talc is the mineral that cannot scratch any mineral by itself. It has a Mohs hardness of 1, making it the softest mineral on the Mohs scale, which means it can be easily scratched by all other minerals.
How can you tell if a mineral can scratch another mineral?
You can tell if a mineral can scratch another mineral by performing a scratch test, where you use the hardness scale to compare the minerals. If the mineral you are testing can scratch the other mineral, then it has a higher hardness on the scale.
What mineral can scratch all the minerals?
Diamonds are proven to scratch all minerals including itself.
What mineral can scratch anything?
dimonds is hard enough to scratch anything.
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 does it mean when a mineral can scratch another mineral?
When a mineral can scratch another mineral, it means that the mineral is harder than the mineral it can scratch. Hardness is a measure of a mineral's resistance to being scratched, with the Mohs scale commonly used to rank minerals based on their hardness.
What other mineral can scratch a steel knife or window glass?
Diamond is the hardest mineral that can scratch a steel knife or window glass.
What kind of mineral will scratch a mineral?
A harder mineral will scratch a softer one.
