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
© 2000, David J. Leveson