I know that an advantage of using color to identify a mineral is that it narrows down the number of minerals that it could be to a smaller amount. SORRY if it does not make since im only 13
I know that an advantage of using color to identify a mineral is that it narrows down the number of minerals that it could be to a smaller amount. SORRY if it does not make since im only 13
Some minerals can be the same color but have different streaks.
Some minerals can be the same color but have different streaks.
what is the most reliable way to identify a mineral?
Luster is the light reflection a mineral has, which can be broken down into categories like metallic, silky, and dull. The luster dictates what type of mineral it is.
The color of many minerals is highly variable. Many minerals are found in many different colors. Eg. while malachite is always green, and sulfur always yellow, quartz can come in shades of purple, green, blue, red, yellow, brown, pink, etc., and tourmaline, garnet, calcite, and fluorite are equally color variable.
- using a color indicator- by potentiometry
you know it beacause ,,,,find kenneth in BDC
This is a spectrometer.
The streak of a moonstone is white, that is if you are using the scientific term 'the color of a mineral in its powered form'.
It produces vivid color prints
White light