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What is the hardnessof a mineral that scratches the gypsum but can't scratch fluorite?
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Between 2 and 4. Calcite, which has a hardness of 3, is one example.
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What mineral can scratch feldspar but not quartz?
There is no mineral that would satisfy the question. If a mineral is able to scratch feldspar, it would have a Mohs hardness of 6 or above. Fluorite is rated as a 4. It would be impossible for a mineral which scratches feldspar to be unable to scratch fluorite.
Which mineral will scratch fluorite galena and pyroxene?
Olivine
What does it mean when a mineral can scratch another mineral?
It means the mineral that scratches the other mineral is harder on the Mohs scale
What is the hardness of an unknown mineral that scratches glass but will not scratch quartz?
6.0
What is the hardness of a mineral if it scratches a penny but will not scratch glass?
Between 3.5 and 5.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What mineral can scratch feldspar but not quartz?
There is no mineral that would satisfy the question. If a mineral is able to scratch feldspar, it would have a Mohs hardness of 6 or above. Fluorite is rated as a 4. It would be impossible for a mineral which scratches feldspar to be unable to scratch fluorite.
Which mineral will scratch fluorite galena and pyroxene?
Olivine
What is a mineral that fluorite can't scratch?
Fluorite is unable to scratch feldspar, quartz, corundum, diamond, or any other mineral with a Mohs hardness greater than 4.
What mineral can scratch fluorite?
the answer is something harder than fluorite some examples are granite , magnetite , diamonds , and quartz .
What does it mean when a mineral can scratch another mineral?
It means the mineral that scratches the other mineral is harder on the Mohs scale
What minerals you could use to scratch fluorite?
Mohs' Scale of mineral hardness using minerals is :-TalcGypsumCalciteFluorite (also known as Fluorspar)ApatiteOrthoclase FeldsparQuartsTopazCorundumDiamondThus minerals 5,6,7,8,9 and 10 will scratch Fluorite.
What is the hardness of an unknown mineral that scratches glass but will not scratch quartz?
6.0
Can fluorite be scratch?
Yes. By any mineral or substance with a Mohs scale rating of 4 or above.
Which object can scratch calcite but not apatite?
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.
What is the hardness of a mineral if it scratches a penny but will not scratch glass?
Between 3.5 and 5.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What mineral scratches quartz but not gypsum and is green in color?
There is no answer to your question, because anything that will scratch quartz will also scratch gypsum.
Which minerals would scratch fluorite?
Any mineral with a hardness greater than that of fluorite which is 4 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Examples include quartz, orthoclase, garnet, diamond, etc.
