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What is the least reliable property to use to identify a mineral?
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What is the least reliable physical property for mineral identification?
Color
How reliable is color when determining what a mineral is?
Color is the least reliable of a mineral's characteristics used in its identification.
What is the least reliable mineral test?
The hardness scale
Is ironstone a rock or mineral?
ironstone is a rock containing (at least) fifteen percent iron.
Is color he least reliable indicator of a chemical change?
No, the least reliable indicator of a chemical change is shape. Change of shape usually indicates a physical change, unless the material change resulted from a recombination or decomposition of the material's chemical form, as in the rotting of vegetable matter.
Which mineral property is the least reliable for identifying a mineral?
the color is the least reliable source!
What is the least reliable mineral identification property?
Color.
What is the least reliable physical property for mineral identification?
Color
Which property is least reliable to identify minerals?
color yo
What mineral properties cannot be used to identify a mineral?
The color, luster, and crystal shape of a mineral may be observed just by looking at the mineral. Some minerals have very distinctive colors that help identify them. Although the color of a mineral can give away its identity, color is the least useful property for mineral identification.
What mineral property is the least useful property?
The least effective property used to identify most minerals would be the color. The color of a mineral can be altered by impurities.
Least accurate way to identify a mineral?
the least accurate way to identify a mineral
What is the least accurate way to identify a mineral?
The observable color is the least dependable method of mineral identification.
Why is color the least reliable diagnostic mineral property?
Color is the least reliable diagnostic mineral property because many minerals come in different varieties. For instance, amethyst and smoky quartz are all forms of quartz. Therefore, color may hint at the type of mineral but should be used in conjunction with other tests such as hardness and crystal form.
How reliable is color when determining what a mineral is?
Color is the least reliable of a mineral's characteristics used in its identification.
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 is the least reliable mineral test?
The hardness scale
