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The minerals that comprise the various iron ores have varied Mohs' hardness.
Hematite: 5.5-6.5
Magnetite: 5.5-6.5
Limonite: 4-5.5
Pyrite: 6-6.5
The iron ore would be a rock composed of multiple minerals, each with their own hardness on the Mohs hardness scale. There are multiple ores of iron.
Depends on the ore- somewhere around a 6-8. Varies between hard and very hard. Also corrected spelling on the Mohs scale.
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A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
What was friedrich mohs contribution in helping us to identify minerals?
Mohs introduced the scale of mineral hardness - Mohs scale - named for him. Ten minerals whose hardness is known are ordered on a scale ranging from 1 (http://www.answers.com/topic/talc?initiator=WANSalc) to 10 (diamond),
What mineral does scientists use the mohs scale to identify?
Hardness, how easily it can be scratched
Moh's scale identifies minerals by their relative?
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. Ithardnesses
A minerals hardness with respect to other minerals can be determined by?
scratching the mineral acrros a glass plate
What is the mineral iron on Moh's Scale of Hardness?
What is Mohs hardness of Barium Sulfate
What is the hardness of diatomite on the mohs scale of hardness?
Diatomite has a hardness of around 5.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
What is the name of the mineral hardness scale?
The mineral hardness scale is called the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, named after German geologist Friedrich Mohs who created it in 1812.
What is the hardness of Limonite on the mohs hardness scale?
Limonite has a hardness of about 4 to 5.5 on the Mohs hardness scale.
What is the hardness of azurite on the MOHS hardness scale?
Azurite has a hardness of 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs hardness scale.
What is the hardness of Flint according to the mohs scale of hardness?
Flint has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
What is the mohs hardness of scale of limestone?
The hardness is 3-4 on Mohs scale.
What is nickel hardness on MOHs scale?
Nickel has a hardness of 4 on the Mohs scale.
What is the hardness of dolomite on the MOHS hardness scale?
Dolomite has a hardness of 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs hardness scale.
A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
Where is aluminum on mohs hardness scale?
Aluminum Oxide is roughly 8.5 - 9.0 on the hardness scale.
What was F. Mohs scale called?
Friedrich Mohs' hardness scale is simply known as the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness.
