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Begin by taking a look at the mineral's color, Examine the mineral and take note of its surface features,Get out the materials needed for the hardness test (see Things You'll need), The number is the hardness, followed by the characteristics of a mineral of that hardness and an example, Next find out your mineral's luster,Now for the streak test, You can also identify a mineral by the way it breaks. If it breaks along a smooth, flat surface (such as mica), it has cleavage. If your mineral breaks along rough, jagged surfaces, it has fracture. Thats all you need to do.
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How do you test luster on minerals?
get a mineral tester and find it cheap. some rip you off
How is you know if a mineral passes the fluorescence test?
The fluorescence is experimentally identified.You need an ultraviolet lamp to irradiate the mineral sample.
Compare and contrast the different simple tests for mineral identification?
The difference of the test is that each test a a different porpose.
Suppose you find a mineral crystal that is as tall as you arewhat kinds of environmental factors would cause such a crystalto form?
The presence of hot fluids causes the mineral crystals to become extremely large.
What is a piece of unglazed porcelain to test a mineral's streak called?
A streak plate
How would you test mineral to find out what it is?
Begin by taking a look at the mineral's color, Examine the mineral and take note of its surface features,Get out the materials needed for the hardness test (see Things You'll need), The number is the hardness, followed by the characteristics of a mineral of that hardness and an example, Next find out your mineral's luster,Now for the streak test, You can also identify a mineral by the way it breaks. If it breaks along a smooth, flat surface (such as mica), it has cleavage. If your mineral breaks along rough, jagged surfaces, it has fracture. Thats all you need to do.
How does the streak test in which a mineral sample is rubbed against a tile help indentifydiffrent minerals?
to find the minerals streak, what i the mineral rubbed in
How do you test luster on minerals?
get a mineral tester and find it cheap. some rip you off
Would the hardness of a mineral affect its performance in the streak test Why or why not?
No. Streak color is distinct of mineral hardness. They are separate properties.
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.
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 is it called when you perform a scratch test on a mineral?
It is called a streak and its purpose is to find the hardness of the mineral.
What kind of test is it when you scratch a mineral with a nail?
Most likely you would be testing to see if the mineral was harder or softer than the nail.
The acid test is used to test what mineral?
calcite
What is used to test the hardness of a a mineral?
The Moh's scale is used to test the hardness of a mineral. It will be tested by a fingernail scratching it.
True or false the streak test is a test of mineral density?
no
To find hardness of a mineral what would you look at?
you look at a mohs scale
