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It would depend on how loosely the sandstone was cemented. Some sandstone can be crumbled in your clenched fist, and some are extremely hard.
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How is mineral hardness tested?
Mineral hardness is tested on a glass plate or usually a finger nail.
Which is 1 centimeter long fingernail or pencil?
Which is about 1 centimeter long: a fingernail or a pencil
What is a mineral's texture?
Texture refers to the size of the mineral crystals which comprise a rock.
Can talc scratch glass?
No. Talc is the softest mineral. It can't scratch anything that is harder that itself. Talc is number 1 on the Mohs scale, a scale of hardness, but diamond is number 10, which means that diamond is very much the harder of the two. You can't even scratch a diamond with a fingernail, hardness of about 2.5, so talc with even less hardness doesn't stand a chance against the mighty diamond! See Related Links below this box for more information about the hardness of talc, diamonds and other materials.
How do you use scratch in a sentence?
My cat scratch me badly
If you scrape a rock with your fingernail and your fingernail leaves a scratch it must be?
Your nail is 2.5 so the rocks you can scratch are, Gypsum and Talc.
What is a word that matches to cut with a fingernail?
Scratch.
Can your fingernail scratch talc?
you can scratch talc becuase it is the softest mineral on the moth scale.
Why can your fingernail scratch talc?
you can scratch talc becuase it is the softest mineral on the moth scale.
What mineral you can scratch with your fingernail?
The most commonly known mineral that can be scratched with a fingernail is talc.
What are the two minerals that you can scratch with a fingernail?
talc and gypsum
Are borax crystals hard?
No because you can scratch it with your own fingernail..
What color is a fingernail scratch on the skin?
Most scratches from fingernails leave red marks where the scratch occurred.
How do you get rid of scracthes on a car?
To determine if a scratch can be removed rather than having to refinish your vehicle, run your fingernail LIGHTLY over the scratch. If your fingernail catches it cannot be removed. If your nail doesn't catch the scratch can be removed by buffing the scratch with a compound. (if the scratch is still there, try sanding with fine grade sand paper 800grit or higher then repeat buffing)
What can scratch gypsum but can be scratched by all other minerals?
The human fingernail can just scratch gypsum, but is softer than all other minerals.
What will scratch serpentine and what does not scratch it?
The Mohs hardness of serpentine is 2,5-3; it a soft mineral. Not scrached by a graphite pen; scratched by fingernail, copper etc.
Can a fingernail scratch a talc?
Talc i assigned a hardness of 1 according to the Mohs scale of hardness. This implies that talc has the least hardness and therefore is soft and can be scratched by a fingernail.
