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What kind of stone or mineral can break a diamond?
The diamond is the hardest mineral and stone on earth: nothing natural can 'break' it. Diamond cutters use other diamonds to cut, facet and polish diamonds. Recently, however, powerful lasers have been added to the diamond-cutters toolbox.
Which mineral is known as the brown diamond?
The mineral known as the brown diamond is called "brown diamond" or "chocolate diamond." Brown diamonds get their color from structural defects and impurities within the crystal lattice, making them less valuable than traditional colorless diamonds but still appreciated for their unique hues.
Which mineral is harder than iron?
Diamond is harder than iron. Diamond is the hardest known natural mineral and can scratch iron.
What is a diamond's mineral name?
A diamond's mineral name is carbon. Diamonds are formed from crystallized carbon under high pressure and temperature deep within the Earth's mantle.
Is a diamond a Gem Mineral or Ore?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
What mineral can only be scratched by one mineral?
Diamond is the hardest mineral and can only be scratched by another diamond.
What mineral can only be scratched by diamond?
The mineral that can only be scratched by diamond is diamond itself. Diamond is the hardest known natural mineral, scoring 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Mineral X is scratched by a diamond. Mineral X .?
Mineral X could be anything. Diamond is the hardest mineral (10 on Mohs' scale) and can scratch all other minerals including another diamond.
What mineral cannot be scratched by another mineral?
A diamond. Actually, a diamond can be scratched my other minerals.
What kind of stone or mineral can break a diamond?
The diamond is the hardest mineral and stone on earth: nothing natural can 'break' it. Diamond cutters use other diamonds to cut, facet and polish diamonds. Recently, however, powerful lasers have been added to the diamond-cutters toolbox.
Which of these is a mineral?
quarts
Is diamond mineral?
Yes a diamond is a mineral. It is the hardest mineral on the Moh's Hardness Scale from the ratings 1-10.
What is a silicate mineral--malachite pyrite olivine and diamond?
Olivine is a silicate mineral. Diamond is an elemental mineral. Pyrite is a sulfide mineral. Malachite is a carbonate mineral.
What is hardest mineral and what is the softest?
The hardest mineral is diamond, and the softest mineral is talc.
What kind of mineral can scratch quartz but not diamond?
According to the Mohs scale of hardness, Diamond has a hardness of 10 and Quartz has a hardness of 7. Any mineral with a hardness greater than 7 can scratch quartz and diamond can scratch any mineral with a hardness less than 10. Corundum (hardness of 9) and Topaz (hardness of 8) are two examples of minerals that can scratch quartz but not diamond.
What is is the strongest mineral?
the strongest mineral is the diamond, actually the strongest mineral is the quartz and the strongest rock is diamond
Is a diamond a gem ore or a mineral?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
