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What physical property is is unreliable as an identification clue for minerals?
color
Why color is an unreliable clue to the identify of a mineral?
Because weathered surfaces may hide the color of minerals.
The most obvious but most unreliable mineral property is?
Streak
How do you identify minerals I Me My We Our?
Minerals have certain properties, or characteristics, that help to identify them. Minerals can be identified by their color, luster, streak, cleavage, hardness, specific gravity, and even by their chemical composition.
Is color a physical property mostly related to the structure of the mineral?
Physical mineralogy is the specific focus on physical attributes of minerals. Description of physical attributes is the simplest way to identify, classify, and categorize minerals, and they include:crystal structurecrystal habittwinningcleavagelusterdiaphaneitycolorstreakhardnessspecific gravity
What physical property is is unreliable as an identification clue for minerals?
color
Which property is the most unreliable variable diagnostic property of minerals such as quartz?
Color
Why is color often an unreliable property in identifying minerals?
because many minerals are the same color, and some minerals come in many colors
Why color is an unreliable clue to the identify of a mineral?
Because weathered surfaces may hide the color of minerals.
Which property is least reliable to identify minerals?
color yo
Why is color not a good property to use to identify mineral?
because the color of a mineral can be the same as some other minerals but all minerals have a different property between them
Why isn't luster a good property to identify minerals?
Luster is not a good property for identifying minerals because many minerals look similar. Your best way of knowing which mineral is which is by measuring their hardness.
Why is streak an important physical property of minerals?
A streak test is used to determine a minerals streak color. This can help in the identification of minerals.
Why does it usually take several properties to identify a mineral?
Any one property can be shared by several minerals.
Why is color not a good mineral property to use to identify minerals?
Simply because colour has nothing to do with any other property of the substance in question.
The single property that can be used to identify any minerals is?
There really isn't one single property, there are multiple properties that need to be used to diagnose a mineral.
Which property is used to identify minerals uses the color of the mineral when it's broken up?
It is the streak property. The streak is the color of a mineral in powdered form.
