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One use is for drilling, for example, when looking for petroleum (oil). Diamong is one of the hardest substances known, so it is very appropriate for this. Artificial diamonds can be used for this.
The use of diamonds in jewelry is more related to (a) the diamonds being relatively rare, and (b)having a high index of refraction - thus looking spectacular because of the way they bend the light.
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What mineral cannot be scratched by another mineral?
A diamond. Actually, a diamond can be scratched my other minerals.
What is is the strongest mineral?
the strongest mineral is the diamond, actually the strongest mineral is the quartz and the strongest rock is diamond
Which mineral has a hardness of 10?
Diamond is the mineral that has a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale. It is the hardest naturally occurring substance.
Are dimoands a mineral or a rock?
a diamond is a mineral (also is a gem)
Which mineral has the same hardness as corundum?
Diamond is the only mineral that has the same hardness as corundum, which is the second hardest natural mineral on the Mohs scale after diamond. Both corundum and diamond have a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale.
Important uses for the ruby mineral?
it explodes on a diamond
What mineral can only be scratched by one mineral?
Diamond is the hardest mineral and can only be scratched by another diamond.
What mineral can only be scratched by diamond?
The mineral that can only be scratched by diamond is diamond itself. Diamond is the hardest known natural mineral, scoring 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Mineral X is scratched by a diamond. Mineral X .?
Mineral X could be anything. Diamond is the hardest mineral (10 on Mohs' scale) and can scratch all other minerals including another diamond.
What mineral cannot be scratched by another mineral?
A diamond. Actually, a diamond can be scratched my other minerals.
Which of these is a mineral?
quarts
Is diamond mineral?
Yes a diamond is a mineral. It is the hardest mineral on the Moh's Hardness Scale from the ratings 1-10.
What is a silicate mineral--malachite pyrite olivine and diamond?
Olivine is a silicate mineral. Diamond is an elemental mineral. Pyrite is a sulfide mineral. Malachite is a carbonate mineral.
What is hardest mineral and what is the softest?
The hardest mineral is diamond, and the softest mineral is talc.
What is is the strongest mineral?
the strongest mineral is the diamond, actually the strongest mineral is the quartz and the strongest rock is diamond
Is a diamond a mineral gem or a ore?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
Is a diamond a gem ore or a mineral?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
