Diamonds are proven to scratch all minerals including itself.
Talc is the mineral that cannot scratch any of the other minerals on the Mohs hardness scale. It has a hardness of 1, making it the softest mineral. This means that all other minerals, which have a higher hardness rating, can scratch talc, but talc itself cannot scratch any of them.
The scratch table is called the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness and measures the hardness of minerals in relation to the known hardest (diamond) and softest (talc) minerals.
Talc can scratch gypsum, but can be scratched by all other minerals. Talc is the softest mineral on the Mohs scale, with a hardness of 1, making it easily scratched by minerals with higher hardness values. Gypsum has a Mohs hardness of 2, so talc can leave a mark on it.
Geologists use the Mohs scale of mineral hardness to characterize the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. In this scale diamond is the hardest material and talc the softest.
It is the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. It characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. The scale assigns numbers 1-10. 10 being the hardest of minerals(e.g. diamonds), and 1 being the softest minerals(e.g. talc). Generally minerals with a H<5 are softer minerals and minerals H>5 are harder.
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
Talc is the mineral that cannot scratch any mineral by itself. It has a Mohs hardness of 1, making it the softest mineral on the Mohs scale, which means it can be easily scratched by all other minerals.
Diamond will scratch all rocks and other minerals, including itself.
Corundum can scratch all minerals except diamond, making it the second hardest mineral on the Mohs scale with a hardness of 9. Diamond, with a hardness of 10, is the only mineral that can scratch corundum.
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In 1822 scientist Friedrich Mohs developed a scale to measure the hardness of minerals. A mineral will scratch other minerals softer than itself and will be scratched by minerals that are harder.
No mineral can scratch diamond.
scratching the mineral acrros a glass plate
You can tell if a mineral can scratch another mineral by performing a scratch test, where you use the hardness scale to compare the minerals. If the mineral you are testing can scratch the other mineral, then it has a higher hardness on the scale.
False. A mineral can only scratch itself or minerals equal in hardness or softer than it.
A diamond is the hardest mineral. A diamond can scratch all other minerals or rocks and cannot be scratched by another mineral or rock except another diamond.
The scratch table is called the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness and measures the hardness of minerals in relation to the known hardest (diamond) and softest (talc) minerals.