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Choose a Page:Are all minerals valuable?How do geologists find out about t...How do geologists study minerals?*How hard are minerals?*Why do some rocks form in layers?Why do minerals form shapes?How are igneous rocks made?How are metamorphic rocks made?What are fossils?What is hard rock geology?How do geologists date rocks?What is soft rock geology?What are gems?What is a mineral? How hard are minerals? Different minerals have different degrees of hardness. Talc is the softest mineral; it crumbles in the fingers. Diamond, the hardest mineral, can cut glass. The hardness of a mineral is often used to help identify it. Diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Earth Chapter: Rocks and Minerals