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How does rock make rock dust?
you can crush it good or you can scratch it on something hard
Can you scratch shale with your fingernails?
No, you generally cannot scratch shale with your fingernails. Shale is a sedimentary rock that is relatively hard and composed of clay minerals, making it more resistant to scratching. Fingernails have a hardness of about 2.5 on the Mohs scale, while shale typically has a hardness of around 3 to 4. Therefore, a fingernail would not be able to leave a scratch on shale.
When the hard parts of an organism decay and leave a cavity in the rock what forms?
When the hard parts of an organism decay and leave a cavity in the rock, a fossil mold can form. This mold is a negative impression of the organism's hard parts in the surrounding rock, preserving the shape and structure of the original organism.
What effect does weathering and erosion have on the rock cycle?
Weather and erosion only mark a rock. They leave lines /patterns and eventualy work into it.
What can scratch a rock?
TourmalineCorundumDiamond
Can you scratch a metamorphic rock?
no
What can scratch a quartz rock?
TourmalineCorundumDiamond
Is magnetite a hard or soft rock?
Magnetite is considered to be a hard mineral, not a rock, because it has the ability to scratch glass and its hardness number is greater than 5.5 according to the Mohs scale.
What does it mean when two rocks cannot scratch each other?
If two rocks cannot scratch each other, then they would have to be of equal hardness. A harder rock can always scratch a softer rock.
What are Classifications of igneous rock?
it can get scratch by a diamond
What is the rock that you can scratch with your nail?
That would be Talc.
What rock can scratch window glass?
diamond
