Yes most certainly, but probably not the best thing to scratch with your nails.
Hornblende is a mineral with a hardness of about 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale, which means it is harder than a fingernail, which has a hardness of about 2.5 to 3. Therefore, hornblende cannot be scratched by a fingernail. Instead, a fingernail would likely be scratched by hornblende if they came into contact.
Magnatite is the mineral that has a nonmatallic luster, is black, and can be scratched by a fingernail.
Graphite can be scratched by materials that are harder than it, such as diamond and tungsten.
Talc (1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale) can be scratched by a fingernail.
Talc i assigned a hardness of 1 according to the Mohs scale of hardness. This implies that talc has the least hardness and therefore is soft and can be scratched by a fingernail.
Marginally. Halite has a hardness of 2 to 2.5, about the same as a fingernail.
Yes, magnetite is harder than a fingernail and cannot be easily scratched with it. Magnetite has a Mohs hardness of 6, while a fingernail typically has a hardness of around 2.5.
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Minerals that are soft enough to be scratched by a fingernail include gypsum (2 on the Mohs scale), talc (1), and calcite (3).
Copper sulfide minerals, such as chalcocite and bornite, can be scratched by a penny but not a fingernail. This is due to the Mohs hardness scale, where these minerals have a hardness greater than a penny (3.5) but less than a fingernail (2.5).
Rocks that mostly contain minerals like mica, gypsum, and talc can be scratched by a fingernail.
The mineral that has a similar hardness to a fingernail is gypsum. Gypsum has a Mohs hardness of 2, which makes it soft enough to be scratched by a fingernail.