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Minerals can be scratched with a fingernail?

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Hi there!

There are some minerals that can be scratched with a fingernail such as talc. However, most other minerals cannot be scratched with a fingernail. A common household object, such as a fork is usually used to test whether or not the mineral can be scratched.

User Vahid Ghadiri
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your fingernail can scratch the minerals talc and gypsum, with a hardness of 2 or lower.

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