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What mineral has a different common color from its color in powered form?
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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.
Is the mineral mica black in color?
Different varieties of mica will appear in different colors. The two most common varieties are muscovite, which is light in color, and biotite, which appears dark brown or black.
Which mineral has a streak different from its external color?
pyrite
How are the two types of forming a mineral the same and different?
they are different because of the color
Why is the color a mineral not a reliable test for the identity of the mineral?
Because many different minerals may look the same, Like quartz and diamond, they are the same color, clear, but are very different minerals.
The color of a mineral in powered form is called the mineral's?
Streak
What is the color of a mineral when it is broken up and powered?
a dusty white
Color of powered mineral?
It's referred to as the streak, the color of which is used as an identifying characteristic of minerals.
Why is color not a reliable why to identify a mineral?
Several minerals may be the same color. Additionally, impurities can make it so that one mineral can come in a variety of colors.
What is moonstones streak?
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'.
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.
Is the mineral mica black in color?
Different varieties of mica will appear in different colors. The two most common varieties are muscovite, which is light in color, and biotite, which appears dark brown or black.
Why is the color or a mineral not a reliabe physical characteristic?
The same mineral can come in a variety of colors and different minerals can be the same color.
What is the Color of a mineral when crushed to a powder?
Different minerals have different colors, actually.
Which property will not always match a mineral's visible color?
The 'streak', or powdered mineral, will not always match the specimen's observed color.
The streak of which mineral is different from its external color?
Pyrite
Which mineral has a streak different from its external color?
pyrite
