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Is specific gravity a way to identify minerals?
Minerals will have many different characteristics which can be used together to identify them.Density or specific gravity would be one element of the identification.You might also use: Color & Texture Melting Point Reactions with various chemicals. Identification of reaction products.
What Five characteristics or properties used to identify substances are?
Flexibility, Smell, Odor, Boiling Point, Melting Point, Texture, Color (there's seven for you)
Why cant color alone be used too identify most minerals?
Minerals can change color based on small impurities.
Why isn't streak used to identify every mineral?
cause some minerals have the same color streak as others
What does streak mean in science term?
In mineralogy, streak is the powder from a mineral when you rub it against a light colored hard surface. Streak is used to identify some minerals.
Is specific gravity a way to identify minerals?
Minerals will have many different characteristics which can be used together to identify them.Density or specific gravity would be one element of the identification.You might also use: Color & Texture Melting Point Reactions with various chemicals. Identification of reaction products.
Are physical properties are used to identify minerals?
yes it is
Are physical properties used to identify minerals?
yes it is
What is the following is used to identify common rock forming minerals and ore minerals?
cheese
How can magnetism be used to identify minerals?
Since some minerals are magnetic and some are not, that can be one of several criteria used to distinguish different minerals.
What are two items used to classify minerals?
Luster and composition are two characteristics used to classify minerals.
What properties are not used to identify minerals?
I think its Specific Gravity :)
What are three properties used to identify minerals?
x-rays
What Five characteristics or properties used to identify substances are?
Flexibility, Smell, Odor, Boiling Point, Melting Point, Texture, Color (there's seven for you)
Can a key be used to identify organisms?
by looking at its characteristics.
What is used to positively identify minerals?
chemical tests and x-rays
Why chemical properties not always used to identify minerals?
The stripe, and color
