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What is the streak color of the mineral calcite?
Streak is the color of a crushed mineral's powder. The color of a mineral's powder may differ from the actual color of the mineral. This property can be useful for mineral identification.Almost every mineral has an inherent streak color, no matter what color the actual mineral is.
The color of a mineral powder is its?
The streak of the mineral is the mineral's powder color
What is the difference between color and streak in minerals?
Color is the observable color of a mineral specimen in natural light. Streak is the color of a mineral when powdered. The color of a specific mineral specimen may be different than its streak color. Because many impurities can alter the color of a mineral, but not the streak, streak is a more accurate predictor in mineral identification.
How do you determine a mineral’s streak?
The color of a mineral in powdered form is called the mineral's Streak
What is the color of mineral's powder called?
there is no name for the color, but there is the "streak" of a mineral, meaning the color of its streak.
The true color of a mineral is called?
The color of the powdered form of a mineral is called
Why is mineral's streak more useful in identifying a mineral than its color?
Because color can vary based on the purity of the mineral.
What factors can change the color of a mineral?
Air, water, and impurities can change the color of a mineral.
What is the streak color for the mineral?
The streak color will vary depending on the type of pyroxene mineral.
Can color be a definitive factor in determining a mineral?
can color be a denitive factor in determinig a mineral
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 is the difference between a minerals color and streak?
Color is what you observe when you look at a mineral. Streak is the color of the mineral when in a fine powder form. This can be observed by drawing a sample of the mineral over an unglazed porcelain tile and noting the color of the line left on the tile.
