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No. According to Mohs Hardness Scale, Quartz has a hardness of 7 while copper has a hardness of about 3. The higher number indicates a greater hardness.
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What minerals would scratch fluorite - talc quartz or calcite?
Fluorite with a Mohs hardness of 4 would be scratched by quartz (with a hardness of 7). Both calcite (Mohs hardness 3) and talc (Mohs hardness 1) are softer than fluorite.
How does smoky quartz form from quartz?
during heat prusure and time it changers from quartz to smoky quartz
Is scratched an adjective?
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Would You find fossils in quartz?
Quartz is a mineral not a rock. Fossils can be found associated with quartz in sedimentary rock not inside the quartz.
What does quartz means?
quartz qatar quasar
What can be scratched by glass but not a penny quartz apatite topaz or gypsum?
topaz
Can apatite be scratched by quartz?
Quartz is harder than apatite, quartz being a 7 on the Mohs mineral hardness scale and apatite being a 5.
Which mineral will scratch glass but will be scratched by a nail?
quartz
Can calcite be scratched by a penny?
no
Can granite be scratched by a penny?
no
Can gold be scratched by a penny?
No
Can hematite be scratched by a nail?
It can be scratched by a diamond, corundum, topaz, and quartz.
What is pyrite scratch?
It can be scratched by a diamond, corundum, topaz, and quartz.
What mineral can be scratched by a penny?
nickel
What minerals can be scratched by penny?
nickel
How hard is a penny?
a penny has a hardness of 3 depending on what it is being scratched on.
Which mineral can be scratched by glass but not a penny?
A topaz
