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1.All minerals are formed by natural process
2.Minerals are inorganic/nonliving
3.Minerals are made up of one or more elements
4.All minerals are solids
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoLuster, cleavage/fracture, and hardness.
Luster refers to how it shines (reflect light).
Depends on the mineral some will have either a cleavage or fracture (which indicates the chemical structure somewhat when cut into pieces and how they break. )
Hardness refers to an absolute hardness level in reference to the diamond (a gemstone rated 10 on the Moh's hardness scale)
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∙ 9y agoThere are a variety of characteristics of a mineral. These include solid, inorganic, naturally occurring, definite chemical composition, definite crystalline structure.
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∙ 11y agoourring and man made
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∙ 9y agoInorganic.
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∙ 12y agoSolid
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What 5 characteristics does a mineral must have?
A mineral must be a naturally occurring, homogeneous solid with a defined chemical composition and a highly ordered atomic arrangement.
What is a way to identify minerals?
The scratch test, use a series of mineral with known hardness and scratch the mineral. From softest to hardest, and note where a scratch is made. You can also look for distinctive physical characteristics.
Two minerals have the same color and luster what else could you use to identify the mineral?
Examples of mineral characteristics: - density - hardness - refractive index - chemical composition - magnetic properties - cleavage - crystal system - radioactivity
What are the characteristics of diamond?
Diamond, an elemental mineral, is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness (10). It has a specific gravity of around 3.5, has conchoidal fracture, has a colorless streak, occurs in the isometric-hexoctahedral mineral crystal system, is an allotrope of carbon, exhibits perfect cleavage in three directions, has an adamantine luster, and appears in many colors from clear to black.
Is the way a mineral splits or breaks apart enough to enable you to identify it?
The cleavage of a mineral is the characteristic manner in which it splits along crystallographic structural lines or planes. Cleavage alone is not sufficient to be able to identify a given mineral, but it is a solid clue which, when combined with a few other characteristics, will allow an investigator to identify a mineral. The notation of cleavage will eliminate some minerals and lead the way to being able to categorize a given mineral as something else. A link can be found below.
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
