CHECK YOUR RESULTS IN THE TABLE BELOW

The hardness of albite is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of biotite is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of calcite is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of muscovite is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of orthoclase is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of quartz is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of pyroxene is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of labradorite is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of olivine is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of garnet is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of kaolin (clay) is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of amphibole is:

soft
intermediate
hard

The hardness of magnetite is:

soft
intermediate
hard



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