Mineral table

Mohs hardness Mineral Picture Uses of

name
1 Talc Used to
make
paper

2 Gypsum Makes
cement

3 Calcite Used to
make
limestone
and marble

4 Fluorite Toothpaste

5 Apatite Used to
make acids
and fertilizer
6 Orthoclase Makes glass

7 Quartz It also makes

glass

8 Topaz Used for

jewelry

9 Corundum For polishing

metals

10 Diamond Jewelry