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The hardest mineral is _____ with a hardness of _____.

A. quartz; 1
B. quartz; 10
C. diamond; 1
D. diamond; 10

User BossaNova
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The answer you're looking for would be "D: Diamond; 10". Diamond is known to be the hardest mineral out there. Plus, the scale is marked from 1-10, 1 as the softest, and 10 as the highest.
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The hardest mineral is a diamond with a hardness of 10.

Hope this helps!
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