Using the Mohs hardness scale below,which of the following statements about the actual hardness of minerals is false?
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 will scratch anything made of steel.
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Q17: Which of the following describes the process
Q18: Where is the most recently formed portion
Q19: The angles between adjacent crystal faces of
Q21: The shape of single crystals or aggregates
Q24: Minerals are grouped into mineral classes primarily
Q25: The mineral class that makes up more
Q26: If a mineral lacks cleavage,it will
A) break
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Q31: A mineral property defined as the density
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