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A mineral that can scratch glass but not a streak plate is quartz. Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale, which allows it to scratch glass (which has a hardness of about 5.5) but is harder than the streak plate, typically made from porcelain, which has a hardness of around 6-7. Therefore, while quartz can leave scratches on glass, it will not produce a streak on a streak plate.

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