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What property of minerals is classified by the Mohs scale?
Relative hardness is the property of minerals that uses the Mohs scale for classification.
What is the name of the scale we use to identify minerals?
the mohs scale is the scale we use to identify minerals
How hard is andesite on the mohs hardness scale?
"Andesite" is a rock type not a mineral (it is made of a mixture of minerals). Mohs scale relates the hardness of individual MINERALS not ROCK TYPES and thus your question can not be answered.
The Mohs scale helps scientists to identify the 'blank' of a mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals.
Where is clay on the MOHS scale?
The Mohs scale measures the hardness of a mineral. Kaolinite, which is a clay mineral and part of the group of industrial minerals, has a Mohs scale value of 2-2.5.
What is the scale for the Mohs hardness scale?
Granite is not assigned a number on the Mohs scale of hardness. The Mohs scale is a measurement of the relative hardness of minerals. Because granite is a rock composed of a variety of minerals, only the individual minerals which compose it have a Mohs hardness.
What is a minerals scale?
mohs
How many silicate minerals in the Mohs scale of hardness?
4
What property of minerals is classified by the Mohs scale?
Relative hardness is the property of minerals that uses the Mohs scale for classification.
What is the name of the scale we use to identify minerals?
the mohs scale is the scale we use to identify minerals
How hard is andesite on the mohs hardness scale?
"Andesite" is a rock type not a mineral (it is made of a mixture of minerals). Mohs scale relates the hardness of individual MINERALS not ROCK TYPES and thus your question can not be answered.
Why did friedrich mohs invent mohs hardness scale?
This scale is a chart of relative hardness of the various minerals
How are minerals tested?
the mohs hardness scale
The mohs scale measure's a minerals what?
hardness
What is the name of the scale of the minerals hardness?
mohs
What scale is used to rank the hardness or softness of minerals?
The Mohs Scale of Hardness determines the hardness of minerals by scratching them with commonly found objects. The minerals are assigned a number which corresponds to their hardness; higher numbers indicate higher hardness.
The Mohs scale helps scientists to identify the 'blank' of a mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals.
