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The streak should be olive greenish. My class did a streak test and found that out with pyrite. You want to do it? Get pyrite, a tile, and rub it across the tile. You should find out. But according to our results, pyrite had the olive green streak.
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Describe why color and streak are useful in identifying pyrite?
Pyrite's color is extremely similar to that of gold. However, the streak of pyrite is black. This can be used to distinguish it from gold.
What test is used to identify gold from pyrite?
When dragged across a streak plate, gold will leave a yellow streak, pyrite will leave a greenish-black streak. It is one way of differentiating gold from pyrite.
What kind of mineral leaves a greenish-black streak and cannot be scratched by fluorite?
Pyrite
What color is the streak of a pyrite?
the color of crushed pyrite is a greenish brown. Compared to gold which is gold.
What is pyrite's fracture?
Pyrite has the property fracture. - Raymond Cheung
How streak is used to distinguish between gold and pyrite?
Gold will have a yellow metallic streak, pyrite will have a greenish-black streak.
Describe why color and streak are useful in identifying pyrite?
Pyrite's color is extremely similar to that of gold. However, the streak of pyrite is black. This can be used to distinguish it from gold.
What test is used to identify gold from pyrite?
When dragged across a streak plate, gold will leave a yellow streak, pyrite will leave a greenish-black streak. It is one way of differentiating gold from pyrite.
What is the streak of an iron pyrite?
Greenish black
Does pyrite leave a streak when scratched?
yes.
What kind of mineral leaves a greenish-black streak and cannot be scratched by fluorite?
Pyrite
What color is the streak of a pyrite?
the color of crushed pyrite is a greenish brown. Compared to gold which is gold.
The streak of which mineral is different from its external color?
Pyrite
Which mineral has a streak different from its external color?
pyrite
What is the difference in streak between gold and Fool's Gold?
Gold will have a gold metallic streak, and Fool's Gold (pyrite) will have a greenish black streak.
How is fools gold like and different than gold?
Pyrite and gold are similar in color, and both are relatively heavy when compared to other minerals and rock. Pyrite fractures when hit with a hammer. Gold, however, is malleable. Pyrite leaves a brownish-black streak on a streak plate. Gold leaves a gold-colored streak. Gold is nearly 4 times as heavy as pyrite. Gold is much softer than pyrite on the Mohs hardness scale.
How do you tell the difference between gold the metal and pyrite also known as fool's gold?
To tell the difference between pyrite and real gold, you can check the color and shape of the ore. Gold and pyrite have a yellowish color but pyrite has a pale and brassy color compared to gold. Pyrites are shaped more like crystals while gold tends to form as a nugget. Another difference between the two is that gold can be scratched with a pocketknife while pyrite cannot be scratched. You also can use the malleability and odor tests.
