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What is the ability of a mineral to break along preferred directions called?
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What is a mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?
A mineral's resistance to being scratched (or when a force is applied) is called its hardness.There are different measurements of hardness: scratch hardness, indentation hardness, and rebound hardness. A material's hardness depends on ductility, elastic stiffness, plasticity, strain, strength, toughness, viscoelasticity, and viscosity.
What mineral is known as the peacock ore?
The mineral is called bornite.
Weight of a mineral called graphite?
That depends on how much mineral you have.
What is the ability to decompose called?
the ability is called decomposion
After absorbing ultraviolet light a mineral releases visible light rays has the property of what?
The ability of a mineral or substance to glow during and after exposure to ultraviolet light is called fluorescence. If it continues to glow after the ultraviolet light has been turned off the effect is called phosphorescence.
The ablity of a mineral to break along a preferred direction is called?
cleavage
What is a mineral's ability to split along flat surfaces called?
Cleavage
What is the ability of mineral appears when it reflects light?
A mineral's ability to reflect light is called its luster. The different terms that describe luster are earthy, metallic, greasy and silky.
What are in between directions called?
The in between directions are called intermediate directions.
How do you determine a mineral’s streak?
The color of a mineral in powdered form is called the mineral's Streak
When a mineral dissolves in water this is called .?
When a mineral dissolves in water this is called .?
What is a mineral called that is made up of one mineral?
It is an elemental mineral.
What mineral IS Called miracle mineral by Greeks?
Asbestos
A mineral that lacks silicon or oxygen is called?
a mineral that lack silicon or oxygen is called a
What is a mineral's ability to scratch another mineral?
A mineral's resistance to being scratched (or when a force is applied) is called its hardness.There are different measurements of hardness: scratch hardness, indentation hardness, and rebound hardness. A material's hardness depends on ductility, elastic stiffness, plasticity, strain, strength, toughness, viscoelasticity, and viscosity.
A natural inorganic solid with a specific composition and structure is a?
Is called a mineral
The color of a mineral in powered form is called the mineral's?
Streak
