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Iron is not a mineral used in Moh's hardness scale.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe minerals that comprise the various iron ores have varied Mohs' hardness.
Hematite: 5.5-6.5
Magnetite: 5.5-6.5
Limonite: 4-5.5
Pyrite: 6-6.5
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∙ 14y agoThe iron ore would be a rock composed of multiple minerals, each with their own hardness on the Mohs hardness scale. There are multiple ores of iron.
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∙ 6y agoDepends on the ore- somewhere around a 6-8. Varies between hard and very hard. Also corrected spelling on the Mohs scale.
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∙ 14y ago5.5 to 6.5
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∙ 13y ago4-5
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∙ 11y ago5-6
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A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
What was friedrich mohs contribution in helping us to identify minerals?
Mohs introduced the scale of mineral hardness - Mohs scale - named for him. Ten minerals whose hardness is known are ordered on a scale ranging from 1 (http://www.answers.com/topic/talc?initiator=WANSalc) to 10 (diamond),
What mineral does scientists use the mohs scale to identify?
Hardness, how easily it can be scratched
Moh's scale identifies minerals by their relative?
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. Ithardnesses
A minerals hardness with respect to other minerals can be determined by?
scratching the mineral acrros a glass plate
What is the mineral iron on Moh's Scale of Hardness?
What is Mohs hardness of Barium Sulfate
What is the name of the mineral hardness scale?
It's called the Ore
What scale is used to find a mineral's hardness?
the mohs hardness scale
What is the hardness of diatomite on the mohs scale of hardness?
how hard is diatomite on mohs scale
What is the mohs hardness of scale of limestone?
The hardness is 3-4 on Mohs scale.
What is the hardness of Limonite on the mohs hardness scale?
The hardness of Limonite is 4 t0 5.5 on the mohs hardness scale.
A scale used to measure the hardness of rocks?
The Mohs scale is used to determine the relative hardness of minerals.
How hard is a finger nail on the mohs hardness scale?
It is about 2.5 in the Mohs Hardness Scale.
What is the scale for the Mohs hardness scale?
Granite is not assigned a number on the Mohs scale of hardness. The Mohs scale is a measurement of the relative hardness of minerals. Because granite is a rock composed of a variety of minerals, only the individual minerals which compose it have a Mohs hardness.
What is the hardness of dolomite on the MOHS hardness scale?
Dolomite has a hardness of 3.5-4 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
What is the hardness of Flint according to the mohs scale of hardness?
flint is a type of quartz, so it has a hardness of about 7 on the mohs scale of hardness
What is the hardness of coal on the Mohs hardness scale?
Coal, as an organic sedimentary rock, is not determined to have a hardness on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
