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Question:

can quartz scratch glass?

or is it only diamond?what other minerals can scratch glass?

Answer:

For a substance to melt, the particles making it up must be free to move. Ice, solid water, is made of a crystal lattice with very weak forces holding it together. These are easily overcome with a little heat energy. Quartz is silicon and oxygen firmly bonded in a strong crystal lattice

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