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What causes the same mineral to occur in varieties that are different colors?
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Why do different diamonds have different colors?
Diamond colour comes from inclusions in the stone of a trace mineral, or by alterations in electrons experienced by the stone as it erupted from deep within the earth's mantle to the surface.
Why are crystals different colors?
There are different minerals in different crystals which make them different colors. And "imperities"
What is the color of the mineral apatite?
the colors of apatite are green, yellow, blue, redish-brown and purple
Why do you think are there colors emitted?
There different colors emitted
What is the rarest mineral ever found?
Anatase, a form of titanium dioxide . Mineral gems, Painite, a pleochroic stone[ shows many colors ] .
Is the mineral mica black in color?
Different varieties of mica will appear in different colors. The two most common varieties are muscovite, which is light in color, and biotite, which appears dark brown or black.
What causes the different colors in sedimentary rock?
Minerals cause the layers - each mineral has a certain color (and hardness).
Do hamster varieties occur natually?
Varieties as different species yes, as in colors no.
What causes marble to be different colors?
Pure marble is the result of metamorphism of a very pure limestone or dolomite. Colored marble varieties are usually due to various mineral impurities such as clay, silt, sand, iron oxides, or chert which were originally grains or layers in the limestone.
What causes different colors of fluorite?
Different impurities give it different colors.
What is the Color of a mineral when crushed to a powder?
Different minerals have different colors, actually.
What causes the difference in colors emitted by different colors?
different wavelengths from different colours
Is color alone is notice usually enough to identify mineral?
No. Color is generally considered the least reliable indicator of mineral type. Many minerals can have the same or similar colors, and a single mineral often has several color varieties.
What color are bunnies?
white and sometimes grey. it depends where you are in the world. There are so many different colors and varieties. Go to arba.org for full color pictures of all the different varieties.
What colar are rabbits?
Rabbits come in all different different shapes colors and varieties their is not only one color for rabbits
What does the color amber looke like?
Hi amber is found in different varieties with different colors.
Why is the color or a mineral not a reliabe physical characteristic?
The same mineral can come in a variety of colors and different minerals can be the same color.
