dimonds is hard enough to scratch anything.
Diamond will scratch anything.
There is no answer to your question, because anything that will scratch quartz will also scratch gypsum.
Mineral X could be anything. Diamond is the hardest mineral (10 on Mohs' scale) and can scratch all other minerals including another diamond.
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
Corundum can scratch almost any mineral that isn't diamond.
Diamond will scratch anything.
There is no answer to your question, because anything that will scratch quartz will also scratch gypsum.
Yes. Any metal or mineral will scratch itself and anything softer than it on the hardness scale.
A harder mineral will scratch a softer one.
There is none because diamond is at the top of the scale so it can scratch anything.
it is hardness
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
Mineral X could be anything. Diamond is the hardest mineral (10 on Mohs' scale) and can scratch all other minerals including another diamond.
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
false a mineral can not scratch any mineral harder than itself
Corundum can scratch almost any mineral that isn't diamond.
the softer mineral can be scratched by a harder mineral. Ex: talc is 1 and quartz is 7 so quartz can scratch talc