Using the Mohs hardness scale below,which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) Your fingernail can scratch a sample of gypsum.
B) Diamonds are twice as hard as apatite.
C) Diamonds are more than seven times as hard as quartz.
D) Quartz cannot scratch anything made of steel.
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Q24: Pyrite (FeS₂)is in which mineral class?
A)silicates
B)carbonates
C)oxides
D)sulfides
Q26: The image below shows a mineral with
Q27: Cleavage in minerals refers to _.
A)a tendency
Q28: Ore minerals,such as galena and hematite,tend to
Q29: Which of the following common minerals is
Q30: _ is a mineral property defined by
Q31: Synthetically made glass and natural quartz crystals
Q33: The image below shows a mineral specimen
Q34: Minerals that do not possess cleavage are
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