Mohs' scale helps scientists to identify the .............. of a mineral.
a.crystal shape
b.hardness
c color
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2007-03-05 08:05:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
hardness. this a relative scale, in order of increasing hardness
1. talc
2. gypsum
3. calcite
4. fluorite
5. apatite
6. orthoclase felspar
7. quartz
8. topaz
9. corundum
10. diamond
The idea is that you can scratch as softer (ie. quartz) with a harder (ie topaz) but not the other way around. This way you can quantify the mineral's hardness
2007-03-05 08:13:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 1812 the Mohs scale of mineral hardness was devised by the German mineralogist Frederich Mohs (1773-1839), who selected the ten minerals because they were common or readily available
2007-03-05 08:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. Hardness[1]
2007-03-05 08:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b.hardness
2007-03-05 08:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by domitidus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b
Hardness
2007-03-05 08:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by Edward 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋