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- forms in nature
- is a solid
- has a definite chemical makeup
- has a crystal structure
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What is the major difference between mineral characteristics and mineral properties?
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How reliable is color when determining what a mineral is?
Color is the least reliable of a mineral's characteristics used in its identification.
What is the study of physical characteristics of rocks as mineral masses?
Lithology
What characteristics cause geologist to classify silver as a mineral?
These are the characteristics that geologists use texture, shape, density, and volume.
Is calcite a soft mineral?
Calcite is a non silicate mineral because it does not contain silicon.
What characteristiscs do minerals have to have to be a mineral?
Minerals have to have these five characteristics. The five characteristics are solid, crystal structure, chemical composition, made by nature, and inorganic.Those are five characteristics a mineral are required to have to be a mineral.
5 characteristics of a mineral?
no
Do some alien races have mineral-based characteristics?
Some alien races could have mineral based characteristics, if they exist.
Characteristics of a mineral to an ore mineral?
A mineral that is useful and economically viable to extract and purify is an ore.
What are the mineral characteristics?
ore,coal
What are the five characteristics of a rock that would make it a mineral?
Five physical characteristics of a mineral are: hardness, luster, diaphaneity, colour, and streak.
What is the major difference between mineral characteristics and mineral properties?
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What characteristics make a mineral a gem?
The crystallization
Light reflecting and transmission characteristics of a mineral?
The characteristic of a mineral that reflects light is called luster. Diaphaneity or transparency is the characteristics that allow the transmission of light.
How reliable is color when determining what a mineral is?
Color is the least reliable of a mineral's characteristics used in its identification.
How many characteristics are used to define something as a mineral?
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What is the study of physical characteristics of rocks as mineral masses?
Lithology
