The answer is Talc.
Graphite and Talc
bcsj
On the Mohs hardness scale, Stibnite is about 2 while fingernails are about 2.2-2.5. This means that stibnite is softer than a fingernail, but only slightly.
Galena
false. if a mineral is harder than another mineral, it would be able to scratch the softer one
Graphite and Talc
bcsj
On the Mohs hardness scale, Stibnite is about 2 while fingernails are about 2.2-2.5. This means that stibnite is softer than a fingernail, but only slightly.
The human fingernail can just scratch gypsum, but is softer than all other minerals.
Gypsum is a mineral, with the chemical formal CaSO4(H2O)2. It is soft and is an index mineral for Moh's Hardness Scale, with a hardness of 2. It is softer than a fingernail. It is in the monclinic crystal system and is commonly used in agriculture, manufacture of ceramics and sheet rock.
all minerals
calcite
There are no other minerals that are softer than talc. On Moh's hardness scale, diamonds are the hardest mineral, and talc is the softest mineral in the world.
topaz is it
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.
Galena
false. if a mineral is harder than another mineral, it would be able to scratch the softer one