Geology for Engineers
Assignment 01 Answers
Year 2025
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QUESTION 1
1.1 The Mohs scale is a qualitative scale used to measure the relative hardness of minerals.
It ranks minerals based on their ability to scratch one another, with a higher-numbered
mineral scratching those with lower numbers. The scale ranges from 1 to 10, with 10 being
the hardest mineral.
Soft to hard ranking of minerals
Mineral Hardness
Talc (Mohs hardness 1)
Gypsum (Mohs hardness 2)
Calcite (Mohs hardness 3)
Corundum (Mohs hardness 9)
Diamond (Mohs hardness 10)
Assignment 01 Answers
Year 2025
0027 63 985 5033
,
,
, PREVIEW
QUESTION 1
1.1 The Mohs scale is a qualitative scale used to measure the relative hardness of minerals.
It ranks minerals based on their ability to scratch one another, with a higher-numbered
mineral scratching those with lower numbers. The scale ranges from 1 to 10, with 10 being
the hardest mineral.
Soft to hard ranking of minerals
Mineral Hardness
Talc (Mohs hardness 1)
Gypsum (Mohs hardness 2)
Calcite (Mohs hardness 3)
Corundum (Mohs hardness 9)
Diamond (Mohs hardness 10)