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Elian Konopelski
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∙ 12y ago"Mohs" hardness is the resistance to scratching and is a relative measure e.g. Diamond will scratch Quartz and Quartz will scratch Gypsum etc. Another measure of hardness is the Brinell hardness test, which measures resistance to indentation and is a more absolute test of hardness.
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∙ 12y agoAll minerals can be scratched if you used the right scratcher. Diamond can only be scratched by another diamond, and is most resistant to being scratched. In the jewelry world any thing harder than a 7 on the Mohs hardness scale is consider resistant to scratching.
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∙ 9y agoThe hardness or softness.
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Which mineral properties are most useful for identification?
Hardness and streak color are very important. The color of the mineral helps some, as well.
Is mineral ice a mineral?
Ice meets the criteria that define a mineral: solid, crystalline structure, definite chemical formula, naturally occuring, and inorganic. Ice is recognized as a mineral by the International Mineralogy Association.
What mineral is found in a nail file?
well, every mineral you can imagine is in a nail file. Also there is 4,320 types of rock in just one nail file!
How do you test whether a mineral is metallic or nonmetallic?
Some things you can do are:* Look at it. Metals are usually shiny. Many non-metals are not. * Pass a current through it. Metals are good conductors of electricity - some better than others, but in general, much better than most non-metals.
How does mineralogist identify the hardness of a mineral?
Minerologists identify mineral harness with a variety of tools. In order of hardness, they gnerally use their fingernails, nails, copper pennies, knife blades, glass, porcelain and other minerals such as quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond. The Moh's Hardness Scale gives a list of minerals in order of hardness with talc being the softest with a rating of "1" and diamond the hardest at a "10".
Is a measure of how well a mineral resist scratching?
The scale is called hardness.
What is a measure of how well a mineral resist scratching?
The scale is called hardness.
Measure of how a mineral resist scratching?
hardness
The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is its?
Hardness
What mineral cannot resist scratching by any other mineral?
This is diamond.
Is a measure of how well a mineral resists scratching.?
Hardness.
Blank is a measure of how well a mineral resists scratching?
Hardness.
Blank' is a measure of how well a mineral resists scratching?
Hardness.
How well a mineral resists scratching is called its what?
It is just simply hardness.
The measure of how well mineral resists scratching is called?
it is called booty
Scratching a mineral with a nail is a test of?
hardness
What mineral is most resistant to scratching?
DimondDiamond.
