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Chalk is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate. Calcium carbonate is also the number one mineral at the Marble spec. Hardness of Chalk is around 3 Mohs. Granite stay at the number 7 at the Mohs scale and Granite is harder than Marble. Granite is mostly composed by feldspat (christal).

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