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Depending on the type of the oil: metals, aromatic hydrocarbons, water, sulfur organic compounds, gums, etc.
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What affects color of minerals?
The answer is: small amounts of different elements
What are rubies made of?
Rubies are made of corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) with trace impurities that give them their color.
What is the difference between heavy and light mineral oil?
Heavy mineral oil is a more viscous substance, light mineral oil is less viscous. Therapeutically, Light Mineral Oil is used as an emollient for the skin, while Heavy Mineral Oil is used as a Cathartic/Laxative for the bowel.
Is oil and water a pure substance?
Crude oil is a mixture of short to long chain hydrocarbons. It has to be separated into many different fractions to become usable. It may also contain mineral impurities due to it being underground
When mineral oil is dissolved in IPA will the mineral oil remain intact after the IPA evaporates?
yes
What factors can change the color of a mineral?
Air, water, and impurities can change the color of a mineral.
What is a white colourless mineral often tinted with impurities?
Borax
Is a mineral water different from water?
The mineral water contain many impurities compared to pure water.
What affects color of minerals?
The answer is: small amounts of different elements
Is crude oil a substance?
Crude oil is a mixture of short to long chain hydrocarbons. It has to be separated into many different fractions to become usable. It may also contain mineral impurities due to it being underground
What is the most unreliable characteristic of a mineral?
Color, due to the effects of impurities, is the least reliable identifying mineral characteristic.
What is in a sapphire gem?
A sapphire gem is mainly composed of the mineral corundum and other trace mineral impurities that give it its color.
What are sapphires made from?
Sapphires are composed of the mineral corundum and impurities that gave it its color.
What are rubies made of?
Rubies are made of corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) with trace impurities that give them their color.
What can change the color of mineral?
Besides air and water, there are several things that can change the color of a mineral. Impurities, age, the sun, heat, and pressure can change the color of a mineral.
What factor can change a color of minerals?
Air, water, and impurities can change the color of a mineral.
What is the definition of the word topaz?
A white colourless mineral tinted with impurities and used as a gemstone
