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You can tell what Topaz can scratch by looking at the Moh's Scale of Hardness. It looks at ten well known, easily available minerals, and arranged them in order of their "scratch hardness". If a specimen to be tested can be scratched by a known mineral from the list, it is softer than that mineral. If it in turn will scratch another known mineral, it is harder than that mineral. Topaz is ranked an 8 and therefore can scratch everything lower than an 8. This includes quartz, feldspar, apatite, calcite, gypsum and talc.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agothe only thing that can scratch a diamond is another diamond.it has the same hardness.
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∙ 12y agoa peice of glass scratches topaz
maia Davis
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∙ 13y agoOnly diamond can scratch corundum !
Asser Adane
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∙ 12y agodiamond and maybe quarts.
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What mineral can scratch a diamond?
diamond's hardness is a factor of 10. So this is the highest hardness, no mineral has this hardness! You can't scratch a diamond.
What can be scratch by diamond?
Diamond are only scratched by diamonds.
What mineral will scratch with a window glass or a knife blade?
Diamond will scratch anything.
What kind of mineral can scratch quartz but not diamond?
According to the Mohs scale of hardness, Diamond has a hardness of 10 and Quartz has a hardness of 7. Any mineral with a hardness greater than 7 can scratch quartz and diamond can scratch any mineral with a hardness less than 10. Corundum (hardness of 9) and Topaz (hardness of 8) are two examples of minerals that can scratch quartz but not diamond.
What mineral can corundum scratch?
Corundum can scratch almost any mineral that isn't diamond.
Can a diamond scratch itself?
A diamond can scratch a diamond, but one diamond cannot scratch itself.
Can quartz scratch a diamond?
No. Only a diamond can scratch another diamond.
Can Gypsum can scratch diamond?
gympsum can scratch diamond
What will a diamond scratch?
A diamond will scratch anything and everything, including another diamond.
Can steel scratch a diamond?
No. Diamond will scratch steel, however,
Can a knife scratch a diamond?
Nope! A diamond is the hardest substance on earth so only a diamond can scratch a diamond!
Could diamond scratch another diamond?
Yes, in fact, it is the only way to scratch a diamond.
Can a diamond scratch a nail?
Yes: not a good use for a diamond, but yes, a diamond will scratch a nail.
Which one is harder diamond or steel?
Diamond is harder than steel: you can scratch steel with a diamond, but steel will not scratch a diamond.
When you scratch a diamond on glass does it scratch the diamond?
noNo other way around
What will scratch all common materials?
Diamond will scratch everything, including diamond.
What material can scratch a diamond?
Diamond
