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How does a rocks color provide clues to a rocks mineral composition?
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What clues provide how igneous rocks where formed?
Its color
What physical properties of mineral is?
Physical properties of a mineral are Influenced largely by chemical composition and atomic structure of the mineral.
What causes the different colours in rocks?
The different colours are from different minerals. A reddish colour could be due to a mineral containing a lot of iron, for example. Weathering, staining, mineralogy and method of formation all play a part.
What is the difference between color and streak in minerals?
Color is the observable color of a mineral specimen in natural light. Streak is the color of a mineral when powdered. The color of a specific mineral specimen may be different than its streak color. Because many impurities can alter the color of a mineral, but not the streak, streak is a more accurate predictor in mineral identification.
How are the sultan granite different in their Orgin texture and mineral composition and how are they similar?
They are massive, hard and tough in nature. They may resemble each other in terms of color and texture.
What property of a mineral is determined by its chemical composition?
The color of a mineral sample is determined by its chemical composition
Give two examples of how a rocks color provides clues to the rocks mineral composition?
This is out of "Prentice Hall Science Explorer"MINERAL COMPOSITION AND COLOR"Rocks are made of mixtures of minerals and other materials. Some rocks contain only a single mineral. Others can contain several minerals. These minerals are known as rock-forming minerals.A rock's color provides clues to the rock's mineral comp. For example, granite is generally a light-colored rock that has high silica content. Basalt, is a dark colored rock that is low in silica. But as with minerals, color alone does not provide enough information to identify a rock.Geologists observe the shape and color of crystals in a rock to identify the minerals that the rock contains. In identifying rocks, geologists also use some of the tests that are used to identify mineral's. For example, testing the surface of a rock with acid determines whether the rock includes minerals made of compounds called carbonates."
What clues provide how igneous rocks where formed?
Its color
What can you learn from soil color?
Can provide clues about the nature and capabilities of the soil, but the clues are sometimes misleading.
What are the five ways to define rocks?
color, texture, grains, mineral composition, and origin.
What are propertys of rock?
Hardness, resistance to weathering, texture, mineral composition, color, and porosity.
What 3 things do you look at to key out igneous rocks?
color texture and mineral composition
How minerals get their colors?
The color is derived from the chemical composition of the mineral, or from staining or inclusions of other minerals.
How can mineral composition affect a rocks color?
No. It can vary from the visible color of the mineral and, since visible color of them ineral is not a reliable indicator of type, it is important to learn to use streak, (along with other factors), to correctly identify a mineral.
What is the color of schist?
The color of schist depends on its mineral composition. It can be gray, yellow, light or dark green, brown, or even black.
Which rock has a darker color basalt or granite?
Basalt is generally darker than granite due to mineral composition.
What physical properties of mineral is?
Physical properties of a mineral are Influenced largely by chemical composition and atomic structure of the mineral.
