<span>It is of paramount importance that the firm considered for the contract have the necessary expertise and be fully capable of accomplishing the scope of the work performed.There should be assessment of past performance on similar work done by the firm as well as consideration of the financial capabilities of the contracted to perform the project.</span>
If we guide ourselves with the Moh´s scale:
Material scratches apatite → material is harder than 5.
Material is scratched by corundum → material is softer than 9.
Conclusion:
The hardness of the unknown material stands between 5 and 9.
Note:
Both apatite and corundum are defining materials (reference materials in the Moh´s scale). So, you can also give an answer using defining materials:
"It can either be an orthoclase feldspar, a quartz or a topaz".
Hope it helped,
BiologiaMagister
<u><em>This answer is dedicated to JaySL</em></u>
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