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    This document lists five minerals - diamond, gold, fluorite, salt, and talc - along with their ratings on the Mohs hardness scale and their common uses. Diamond is the strongest at 10.0 on the scale and is valuable for rings, while talc is the weakest at 1.0 and is commonly used in baby powder and other products. The other minerals and their applications are also briefly outlined.

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    This document lists five minerals - diamond, gold, fluorite, salt, and talc - along with their ratings on the Mohs hardness scale and their common uses. Diamond is the strongest at 10.0 on the scale and is valuable for rings, while talc is the weakest at 1.0 and is commonly used in baby powder and other products. The other minerals and their applications are also briefly outlined.

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    Vicente Mendoza

    Computer Essentials, hour 1


    October 10, 2016

    My Favorite Minerals
    Minerals
    Diamond

    Mohs Scale
    10.0

    Gold

    2.5-3.0

    Fluorite

    4.0

    Salt

    2.0-2.5

    Talc

    1.0

    Uses
    It is the strongest and
    most valuable mineral
    in existence right now.
    It can be used and can
    be shaped to be a ring.
    It can be used as a ring
    because gold is very
    valuable. It can be used
    as an electricity
    conductor because it is
    known as yellow metal.
    Gold can also be used
    as a material for teeth
    if they have cavities.
    Fluorite is used as a
    base for smelting glass.
    Fluorite is also used to
    make many different
    types of glass. It also
    gives Fluorine
    chemicals.
    Salt is the most
    effective, readily
    available, and
    economical highway
    deicer in use today. It is
    widely used as a
    condiment on food.
    Talc is the weakest
    mineral in existence. It
    is widely used as baby
    powder. It is used in
    paper making and paint
    coatings, rubber, food,

    electric tables and


    cosmetics and much
    more.

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