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Which mineral has a hardness of 6 and has cleavage?
Orthoclase Feldspar.
What has feldspar in it?
Feldspar can be found in many things, including soap
Which mineral is commonly found in the three matamorphic rocks slate schist and gneiss?
granite
What is salts hardness on the hardness scale?
The Mohs hardness of sodium chloride is 2,5.
How do you get feldspar?
Go to an area nearby a formerly active volcano and you will find feldspar, because it is an igneous rock. Or you can go to an area such as Yellowstone Park where there are open rock areas and you will be sure to find feldspar.
Can talc scratch feldspar?
No, talc is softer than feldspar on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Talc has a hardness of 1 while feldspar has a hardness of 6-6.5, which means that feldspar is resistant to being scratched by talc.
Would feldspar be use to test mineral hardness?
Yes "feldspar" is one of the minerals on Moh's scale of hardness.
Which object can scratch feldspar but not quartz?
A steel nail can scratch feldspar but not quartz. Feldspar has a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale, while quartz has a hardness of 7.
What mineral scratches fluorite but not feldspar?
Quartz scratches fluorite but not feldspar. Fluorite has a relative hardness of 4 on the Mohs scale, while feldspar has a hardness of 6-6.5. Quartz, with a hardness of 7, is harder than fluorite but softer than feldspar, allowing it to scratch fluorite but not feldspar.
Can a fingernail scratch feldspar?
No on the mohs scale the fingermail is lower than feldspar. Source:Knowledge.
A mineral with a hardness of 6?
Orthoclase feldspar is 6 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
what is hardness of feldspar?
Feldspars generally have a hardness of 6 on Mohs' hardness scale.
What mineral has hardness of 6?
Orthoclase feldspar is 6 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What mineral can scratch feldspar but not quartz?
Apatite is a mineral that can scratch feldspar but not quartz. This is because apatite has a higher hardness value than feldspar but a lower hardness value than quartz on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
How hard is orthoclase?
hardness for orthoclase feldspar is 6.0
Which mineral has a hardness of 6 and has cleavage?
Orthoclase Feldspar.
Is feldspar heavy?
Feldspar is a 6 on the hardness level and diamond is the hardest t 10. Feldspar is not very heavy- about the weight of granite or quartz (the average rock)
