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    Which Minerals That Make Up the Mohs Scale Are Softer
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Which Minerals That Make Up the Mohs Scale Are Softer

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Question 9

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Which minerals that make up the Mohs scale are softer than a glass plate but harder than your fingernail?


A) feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum, diamond
B) calcite, fluorite, apatite
C) beryl, garnet, tourmaline
D) gypsum and talc

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