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The Mohs scale is an indicator of relative mineral hardness (resistance to scratching). The higher the number assigned to a mineral, the harder it is. Talc has a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale and diamond has a hardness of 10. Minerals wit...
Mohs Scale Minerals･ 1. Talc (Softest) ･ 2. Gypsum ･ 3. Calcite ･ 4. Fluorite ･ 5. Apatite ･ 6. Feldspar ･ 7. Quartz ･ 8. Topaz ･ 9. Corundum (sapphire, ruby) ･ 10. Diamond (Hardest)
On the Mohs Scale of hardness ( 1 being softest, 10 hardest), cubic zirconia is rated an 8.5. Diamonds are a 10 and Coral is a 3. Call 1-800-2-ChaCha for unlimited questions!
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Siltstone is a rock. Mohs hardness scale measures the hardness of minerals. The hardness of the siltstone would be determined by the hardness of the individual minerals making up that siltstone.
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Pitchstone is a rock; and therefore doesn't have a single hardness. Obsidian is technically not a mineral as it doesn't have a crystalline structure, however it isn't a mixture and has a hardness of roughly 5 - 5.5. On Mohs scale of hardnes...
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The hardness of Shale would be "3" on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. The hardness of Shale would be "3" on the Mohs Scale of Hardness.
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Amethyst, a variety of quartz, would be a 7 on the Mohs scale.
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Mohs scale isn't used to compare the hardness of minerals to the hardness of diamonds as the other poster stated. Just wanted to point that out. Anyway, the answer is a. Hardness (among other things like luster, specific gravity, fracture/c...
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== == The Mohs Scale is used to determine the relative hardness of a mineral as a comparison to another mineral. Because granite is a rock composed of multiple minerals, only crystals of specific minerals within the granite would be tested ...
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