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What mineral that has a nonmetallic luster and is black it can also be scratched with a fingernail what is it?

That could be graphite, which is a natural allotrope of the element carbon.


Can graphite be scratched by a fingernail?

Yes, graphite is a relatively soft mineral with a hardness of 1-2 on the Mohs scale. This means it can be easily scratched by materials with a higher hardness, such as a fingernail, which typically has a hardness of around 2.5.


Which mineral can be esily scratched by a fingernail has cleavage a metallic luster and has a black streak?

The mineral that fits this description is graphite. Graphite is very soft and can be easily scratched by a fingernail. It has a metallic luster and a black streak.


What mineral has nonmetallic luster is black and can be scratched by a fingernail?

Magnatite is the mineral that has a nonmatallic luster, is black, and can be scratched by a fingernail.


How do you tell graphite from talc?

Graphite is a dark, shiny mineral with a greasy feel and leaves a mark on paper. Talc is a soft mineral that feels powdery and leaves a white mark when scratched. Additionally, talc is not as shiny as graphite.


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.


Which mineral can be easily scratched by a fingernail has a cleavage metallic luster and has a black streak?

Well you see, it's pretty simple. If a fingernail has a hardness of 2.5, and the question is asking what mineral can easily be scratched by a fingernail. Well then it is Graphite. It has a less hardness than your fingernails.


Which minerals can be easily scratched by a fingernail has cleavage a metallic luster and has a black streak?

Well you see, it's pretty simple. If a fingernail has a hardness of 2.5, and the question is asking what mineral can easily be scratched by a fingernail. Well then it is Graphite. It has a less hardness than your fingernails.


Which mineral can be easily scratched by a fingernail has cleavage a metallic luster and has a black streak?

azurite is one of the minerals that has a light blue streak.


How does lead make a pencil write?

The core of a pencil (used to be actual poisonous lead, now is made of graphite) is soft enough that it can deposit a layer of material when subject to friction (AKA "scratched").


What is the correct label for pencil lead?

You think probable to graphite.


Graphite is a mineral that does not leave a clear streak?

well i really don't know sorry. Here are some useful things close to that... 1. Mica shows clear cleavage. 2. Hardness is a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. ill tell you as soon as possible when i figure it out! Thank you