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Testing the chemical properties of a mineral might damage the mineral sample. Also, these tests can be complex and may require expensive equipment.
Someone who analyses minerals is called a mineralogist or mineral analyst.
chemical tests and x-rays
Streak tests are used to identify minerals. Rubbing a mineral specimen against unglazed white porcelain, or finely powdering it and examining the powder against a white background, is a useful diagnostic test in some cases. Eg. hematite, a black mineral that looks much like many other black minerals, has a distinctive red streak.
Coombs' tests are blood tests that identify the causes of anemia
an analyst who tests minerals is called a ?
Different minerals can share many, but not all, mineral characteristics. Characteristics would include hardness, streak color, crystal shape, reactions to acids, flame tests, density, and others.
Testing the chemical properties of a mineral might damage the mineral sample. Also, these tests can be complex and may require expensive equipment.
geologist
Yes
Someone who analyses minerals is called a mineralogist or mineral analyst.
to identify minerals
To check if it is a carbonate or not
assay tests on rock samples.... usually varied standard methods of testing exist at good assay labs place for testing different rock samples for specific minerals
This is out of "Prentice Hall Science Explorer"MINERAL COMPOSITION AND COLOR"Rocks are made of mixtures of minerals and other materials. Some rocks contain only a single mineral. Others can contain several minerals. These minerals are known as rock-forming minerals.A rock's color provides clues to the rock's mineral comp. For example, granite is generally a light-colored rock that has high silica content. Basalt, is a dark colored rock that is low in silica. But as with minerals, color alone does not provide enough information to identify a rock.Geologists observe the shape and color of crystals in a rock to identify the minerals that the rock contains. In identifying rocks, geologists also use some of the tests that are used to identify mineral's. For example, testing the surface of a rock with acid determines whether the rock includes minerals made of compounds called carbonates."
Characteristic properties are unique for every different substance.
hardness and streak