What minerals would scratch fluorite - talc quartz or calcite?

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2026-02-05 15:20

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Fluorite with a Mohs hardness of 4 would be scratched by quartz (with a hardness of 7).

Both calcite (Mohs hardness 3) and talc (Mohs hardness 1) are softer than fluorite.

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