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A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties.
Physical properties commonly used are
Crystal structure and habit: A mineral may show good crystal habit or form, or it may be massive, granular or compact with only microscopically visible crystals.
Hardness: the physical hardness of a mineral is usually measured according to the Mohs scale. This scale is relative and goes from 1 to 10. Minerals with a given Mohs hardness can scratch the surface of any mineral that has a lower hardness than itself.
Cleavage describes the way a mineral may split apart along various planes. In thin sections, cleavage is visible as thin parallel lines across a mineral.
chemical properties differ according to th mineral.
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Describe 3 special properties of minerals?
Radioactivity, Taste, Chemical Reaction, Magnetism, Optical Properties, and Fluorescence.
What properties of minerals are considered special properties that apply to only a few minerals?
Those would be properties like magnetism, fluorescence, triboluminescence.
What are the 6 special properties of minerals?
buttts
What is feldspars special properties?
Feldspars are a group of rock-forming minerals which make up as much as 60% of the Earth's crust. Please refer to the suggested link to learn about the different types there are.
What special kind of solid do all minerals form?
gemstone
Describe 3 special properties of minerals?
Radioactivity, Taste, Chemical Reaction, Magnetism, Optical Properties, and Fluorescence.
What are the special properties minerals?
They are the properties that are unique to certain minerals such as flourescence or radioactivity
What are the properties of special properties?
Special properties are unusual properties a mineral may have that most minerals don't.
What are the special properties of minerals?
buttts
What properties of minerals are considered special properties that apply to only a few minerals?
Those would be properties like magnetism, fluorescence, triboluminescence.
What is special in minerals?
Their crystalline structure and physical properties are special.
What are the 6 special properties of minerals?
buttts
What are special mineral properties?
They are the properties that are unique to certain minerals such as flourescence or radioactivity
How do scientists identify minerals?
Scientist identify minerals by Their Special properties. An example of a special propertie is a Chemical Reaction .
What does special proporties mean when talking about minerals?
Well, some minerals can be identified by special properties. It's practically just the kind of property a mineral has. Florescence or megnetism is an example of special properties. Hope this helped.
What is is considered a special property that applies to only a few minerals?
There are a number of properties which are considered to be a special property that applies to only a few minerals. Some of them include magnetism, optical and florescence properties.
What are three special properties of minerals?
First of all there are 6 and they are.... Fluoresence magnetism Optical properties reactivity And sorry, but that is all i now
