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What term refers to the way light is reflected from the surface of a mineral crystal?
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What is the difference between crystal form and cleavage?
Crystal form refers to the geometric shape the mineral acquires upon solidification. Cleavage is a mineral property that describes the tendency of a crystal to break along planes of weakness.
What refers to the colored powder resulting from rubbing a mineral against a harder surface?
streak
What is the reflectivity of a surface called?
One term often used in Astronomy is the albedo. It refers to the percentage or fraction of incoming light that is reflected.
What does luster mean in a mineral?
Luster refers to the appearance of reflected light by a mineral crystal. Luster is categorized as metallic or non-metallic. Metallic luster is highly reflective, like chrome. Non-metallic is further divided by names such as dull, glassy, adamantine, waxy, silky, pearly, and greasy.
What is the streak of a mineral?
The streak of a mineral refers to the color left on a streak plate after rubbing a mineral across its surface. A streak plate can be as simple as the unglazed side of a porcelain tile. The streak is the mineral in a powdered form from abrasion with the hard, slightly textured surface of the unglazed porcelain streak plate. The streak color may differ from the color observed in a specimen. Coloration of mineral specimens is sometimes due to impurities. In a powdered form, the impurities are not abundant enough to cause coloration in the streak, thus revealing the true color of the mineral. The streak is used as an aid in the identification of a mineral.a streak mark on a flat surface
What term refers to the characteristic shape of a mineral crystal?
habit
What is a tabular crystal habit?
A tabular crystal habit refers to the appearance of a mineral crystal as a somewhat flat, tablet shaped form.
What is a crystals habit?
A tabular crystal habit refers to the appearance of a mineral crystal as a somewhat flat, tablet shaped form.
What is the difference between crystal form and cleavage?
Crystal form refers to the geometric shape the mineral acquires upon solidification. Cleavage is a mineral property that describes the tendency of a crystal to break along planes of weakness.
Is it true that a streak is the texture of a thin layer of the powdered mineral?
No. Streak refers to the color of a powdered mineral. The texture is in reference to a rock's crystal size or orientation.
What is crytolite?
A variety of the mineral zircon. "Name refers to its curved crystal faces. From the Greek κνρτος, for bent." mindat.org
What refers to the colored powder resulting from rubbing a mineral against a harder surface?
streak
What refers to the way light reflects from the surface from the surface of a mineral?
luster
What is the property that refers to the way light bounces off a mineral?
The property that describes a mineral's surface shines is called luster.
What is the property that describes how a minerals surface shines is called?
The term "luster" refers to the way a mineral's surface reflects light.
Does igneous rock texture refers to size?
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Is a Mineral a Crystal?
Yes, a crystal can be a mineral. Crystal, or crystaline refers to the arrangement of particular atoms or molecules of a mineral or element which generates a crystal lattice. Hence, crystal is a term which describes the effect of the arrangement of molecules of a mineral, element, etc.
