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What mineral has nonmetallic luster is black and can be scratched by a fingernail?

Magnatite is the mineral that has a nonmatallic luster, is black, and can be scratched by a fingernail.


What property are you testing if you scratch a mineral with a penny a nail and your fingernail?

When you scratch a mineral with a penny, nail, and your fingernail, you are testing the mineral's hardness. The ability to scratch or be scratched by certain materials helps determine the mineral's hardness on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.


Which mineral can be scratched by a fingernail?

The most commonly known mineral that can be scratched by a fingernail is talc.


Which mineral has the same hardness of 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.


What mineral can be scratched by a penny?

The mineral that can be scratched by a penny is talc. Talc is the softest mineral on the Mohs scale, with a hardness of 1. A penny has a hardness of around 3.5 on the Mohs scale.


What mineral you can scratch with your fingernail?

The most commonly known mineral that can be scratched with a fingernail is talc.


Which mineral can be esily scratched by a fingernail has cleavage a metallic luster and has a black streak?

The mineral that fits this description is graphite. Graphite is very soft and can be easily scratched by a fingernail. It has a metallic luster and a black streak.


Can hornblende be scratched from a fingernail?

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.


Which mineral can be easily scratched by a fingernail has a cleavage metallic luster and has a black streak?

Well you see, it's pretty simple. If a fingernail has a hardness of 2.5, and the question is asking what mineral can easily be scratched by a fingernail. Well then it is Graphite. It has a less hardness than your fingernails.


Which mineral on Mohs hardness scale can be scratched by your finger?

Talc (1 on the Mohs Hardness Scale) can be scratched by a fingernail.


What rock is soft enough to be scratched by a nail?

Rocks that mostly contain minerals like mica, gypsum, and talc can be scratched by a fingernail.


Can halite be scratched by a fingernail?

Marginally. Halite has a hardness of 2 to 2.5, about the same as a fingernail.