Hardness orders minerals by how well they resist scratching. Wikipedia notes that "quartz is the mineral defining the value of 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness," the reference scale geologists use to compare one mineral against another. Browsing by hardness groups minerals that scratch, or resist scratching, in the same way.
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Formation OriginContain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO4 3-) anion, sometimes with arsenate or vanadate substitution. 1 Hardness
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1. Wikipedia: Phosphate minerals
WikipediaPhosphate minerals, lead sectionQuote, Phosphate minerals, lead section
Phosphate minerals are minerals that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO3-4) anion, sometimes with arsenate (AsO3-4) and vanadate (VO3-4) substitutions, along with chloride (Cl-), fluoride (F-), and hydroxide (OH-) anions, that also fit into the crystal structure.
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