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{| ! Hardness ! Mineral ! Absolute Hardness ! Image | 1 Talc (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2) 1 2 Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) 2 3 Calcite (CaCO3) 9 4 Fluorite (CaF2) 21 5 Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(OH-,Cl-,F-) 48 6 Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) 72 7 Quartz (SiO2) 100 8 Topaz (Al2SiO4(OH-,F-)2) 200 9 Corundum (Al2O3) 400 10 Diamond (C) |}
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoDiamond, the hardest naturallly occurring mineral currently known.
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∙ 15y agoDiamond is the only mineral with a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale.
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∙ 14y agoDiamond is the only mineral with a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, and as such, it is the hardest mineral on the scale.
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∙ 12y agoThe only mineral with hardness of 10 is a diamond. :)
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∙ 13y agoA diamond. It's the only 10.
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What mineral has the highest number on the mohs scale?
Diamond, with a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale.
Hardness of galena scale 1-10?
Galena is listed at 2.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Does talc have hardness?
Tals, a mineral, has a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness, a 1 being the one able to be scratched by the remaining nine minerals. It's soft.
What is the mineral with a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale?
Talc is the mineral with a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale.
What is mineral hardness-?
Is a mineral's ability to resist being scratched, and is defined by its location on the numerical Mohs scale of mineral hardness by a designation of a number between 1 and 10. See the related link on Mohs hardness.
What is the hardness of a diamond?
On the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness, diamond is the hardest at 10.
What mineral has the highest number on the mohs scale?
Diamond, with a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale.
Mineral hardness is measured from 1 to 10 on a scale called the what?
It's called the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What is the hardness mineral shown and what is its hardness on the Mohs scale?
Hardest - Diamond Hardness - 10
Hardness of galena scale 1-10?
Galena is listed at 2.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What is the hardest mineral shown and what is its hardness on the Mohs scale?
Hardest - Diamond Hardness - 10
What is a hardness of a diamond?
The diamond is the hardest know mineral that can scratch all other substances. It is also rated 10 in the Mohs hardness scale.
Does talc have hardness?
Tals, a mineral, has a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness, a 1 being the one able to be scratched by the remaining nine minerals. It's soft.
How the hardness of diamond is measured?
The hardness of diamond is measured on the Mohs Scale, and diamond is the hardest mineral on the scale, ranked at 10.
How hard is a moissanite on the mohs scale of mineral hardness?
10 is the hardest mineral on the scale. Since Mohs understood this to be the diamond (based on tests scratching different minerals) the diamond was designated a 10.
Scientists usw this to determine a mineral's resistance to being scratch?
Scientists use the hardness test, and more specifically Mohs Hardness Scale, named after a Freidrich Mohs, a German mineralogist. Mohs Hardness Scale test can scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is softest and 10 is hardest.
What is diamonds hardness?
It is dia mond . . . diamond. On the scale from 1 to 10, diamond is the hardest at 10.
