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Which mineral property is defined as "resistance to being scratched"?

Which mineral property is defined as "resistance to being scratched"?-example-1
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Answer: Hardness

Explanation: Hardness is the scale in which minerals are scaled to show how hard or easily rocks can be "scratched". I learned this in 5th grade (in a private school) but now I'm in 7th grade (in a public school) I hope this helped!

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