Mohs Scale Is Used to Describe Which Mineral Property
The hardest naturally occurring mineral is _____and its number on the Hardness scale is _____. One of the scales based on this principle is Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Lab 8 Mineral Identification Mineral Identification Mineral Identification Lab Lab Image The test is useful because most specimens of a given mineral are very close to the same hardness. . Name the physical property hardness color streak etc described by each of the following statements. Mohs hardness rough measure of the resistance of a smooth surface to scratching or abrasion expressed in terms of a scale devised 1812 by the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs. This makes hardness a reliable diagnostic property for most minerals. Streak is the color of the powder. This scale is based on the fact that a harder mineral will scratch a softer one. This test compares the resistance of a mineral to being scratched by ten reference minerals known as the Mohs H...