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How do you test out a streak?
by strecting it on a streak plate
What color line when a mineral is rubbed on a surface?
It depends on what the rock is. That particular test is usually called a "streak test" or "porcelain streak test", if that's what you were looking for.
How do you know a mineral's streak?
The streak of a mineral can distinguish between two samples that have the same color. The streak is often a different color. To test streak, use a streak plate. This is a piece of unglazed porcelain, like the back side of a tile.
What materials do you need to test the streak?
Plated Plate
Would the hardness of a mineral affects its performance in the streak test why or why not?
No. Streak color is distinct of mineral hardness. They are separate properties.
How do you test out a streak?
by strecting it on a streak plate
What does a mineral and streak tell you and how do you test for it?
The streak of a mineral can distinguish between two samples that have the same color. The streak is often a different color. To test streak, use a streak plate. This is a piece of unglazed porcelain, like the back side of a tile.
What does a mineral's streak tell and how do you test for it?
The streak of a mineral can distinguish between two samples that have the same color. The streak is often a different color. To test streak, use a streak plate. This is a piece of unglazed porcelain, like the back side of a tile.
What is a piece of unglazed porcelain to test a mineral's streak called?
A streak plate
What color streak does garnet leave?
Garnet leaves no color in a streak test .
What is the difference between a scratch test and a streak test?
a streak test is a test wheree you rub a mineral across a streak plate to see the color of its streak, which is a better indentifying factor of the mineral than the external color. A scratch test is when you scratch a mineral to find out its hardness on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. This is also another useful identifying factor
What color line when a mineral is rubbed on a surface?
It depends on what the rock is. That particular test is usually called a "streak test" or "porcelain streak test", if that's what you were looking for.
What is the definition of streak test?
it is tae
True or false the streak test is a test of mineral density?
no
What mineral test leaves a line of powder on a plate?
It is called the streak test. It can help identify the mineral by the color of the streak that is left.
A streak can be helpful identifying what mineral?
A streak test can be helpful identifying any minerals!
What does mineral's streaks tell you and how do you test for it?
The streak of a mineral can distinguish between two samples that have the same color. The streak is often a different color. To test streak, use a streak plate. This is a piece of unglazed porcelain, like the back side of a tile.
