Yes. The MOH's scale is relative, it's not exact. To know if something is a 3 you would need higher and lower hardnesses to test against.
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.
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.
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.
A ruby is a mineral corundum. The Mohs hardness scale lists the following from softer to harder: Talc - 1 Gypsum - 2 Calcite - 3 Fluorite - 4 Apatite - 5 Feldspar - 6 Quartz - 7 Topaz - 8 Corundum (which includes the ruby) - 9 Diamond - 10 Ruby has a Mohs hardness of 9.
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Fluorite, which has a hardness of 4 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, can scratch calcite (hardness 3) but will not scratch apatite (hardness 5). Thus, fluorite fits the criteria of being able to scratch calcite while not being able to scratch apatite.
calcite is a 3 on the Mohs scale of Hardness and can scratch anything that's under it. just that simple
The hardness is 3-4 on Mohs scale.
On the Mohs mineral hardness scale, calcite is about a 3, and apatite is about a 5. So, whatever is at a hardness of 4 will scratch a 3 but not a 5. That mineral is fluorite.
I don't found the Mohs hardness of plutonium but: - the Brinell hardness is 242 at r.m. - the Vickers hardness is 255 at r.m. After a hardness conversion chart an equivalent Mohs hardness may be 3,7.
Dolomite has a hardness of 3.5-4 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
Yes, a steel file can scratch muscovite because muscovite has a Mohs hardness of 2.5-3, while a steel file typically has a hardness of around 6.5. Harder materials can scratch softer materials according to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
The Mohs hardness scale rating for brass is around 3 to 4.
A penny has a Mohs hardness of around 3.5. This means that it can be scratched by harder materials like glass or quartz, but it can scratch softer materials such as chalk or talc.
Using the Mohs Mineral Hardness scale, calcite has a hardness of 3. Hence anything with a hardness of 3 or above can scratch calcite (i.e...quartz and fluorite).
Between 2 and 4. Calcite, which has a hardness of 3, is one example.
Quartz, with a hardness of 7, will scratch calcite, with a hardness of 3.