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.
Talc is the mineral that cannot scratch any of the other minerals on the Mohs hardness scale. It has a hardness of 1, making it the softest mineral. This means that all other minerals, which have a higher hardness rating, can scratch talc, but talc itself cannot scratch any of them.
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.
A diamond is the only material that cannot be scratched by any other than itself.
False. A mineral can only scratch itself or minerals equal in hardness or softer than it.
No.because calcite is softer then feldspar
Halite, which has a Mohs hardness of 2.5, can scratch minerals that are softer than it on the hardness scale. This means it can scratch talc (hardness 1) and gypsum (hardness 2). However, it would not be able to scratch minerals like calcite (hardness 3) or any harder minerals.
Any mineral with a Mohs hardness of 3 or above. Diamond, for instance.
No, it is just the opposite.
false a mineral can not scratch any mineral harder than itself
Yes, barite is a relatively soft mineral with a Mohs hardness of 3-3.5, so it can be easily scratched by harder minerals. It is unlikely to scratch most common minerals or rocks, but can be scratched by harder minerals such as quartz or topaz.
Any mineral with a hardness greater than that of fluorite which is 4 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Examples include quartz, orthoclase, garnet, diamond, etc.
Any mineral with roughly a hardness of 6 or more on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness could scratch glass, which is roughly 5.5 on the Mohs scale. Some minerals that could scratch glass would be quartz, topaz, corundum, and diamond.