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The colour of the streak left by a mineral is one of the features used to identify it. For instance, haematite leaves a red streak, malachite leaves a light green streak, while quartz, calcite and gypsum all leave a white streak.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoBy scraping it across a tile of unglazed porcelain.
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∙ 14y agoFor demonstration purposes, hematite, pyrite, galena, and sulfur are all good for displaying a range of streak colors.
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∙ 13y agoThe softer the mineral, the more likely it is to leave a distinct streak that you can examine.
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Where do most useful minerals occur in nature?
everywhere
Most abundant minerals belong to which chemical group?
silicates
What is the most reliable clue in identifying a mineral?
hardness, luster, cleavage and fracture, color (not quite useful) and streak
What is the most common group of minerals and What is the percentage of the crust do they make up?
though there are thousands of different minerals only about 30 are common in earths crust. these 30 minerals make up most rocks in thee crust. i hope that helped :)
The most obvious but most unreliable mineral property is?
Streak
The most useful physical properties for identifying minerals are?
either color, cleavage, and crystal form or crystal form, cleavage, and streak
What is the streak color of a granite rock?
Most of the constituent minerals of granite would have a white streak, although streak is not normally used as an identification aid in rocks because they are composed of a variety of minerals that may have different streak colors.
What five characteristics do geologists use to identify a mineral?
There are many properties useful in identifying minerals. The five that are most useful are cleavage, crystal habit, hardness, luster, and streak.
Which mineral tests are the most helpful?
Streak is one of the most useful tests
What is the second most common group of minerals?
The second most common group of minerals is Sedimentary rockk.
Which physical property would be the most useful in identifying a sample of galena?
streak
What are the most useful physical properties of minerals?
fdyry
Where do most useful minerals occur naturally?
In ores
What is the most useful minerals resources in Pakistan?
coal and iron
Where do most useful minerals occur in nature?
everywhere
Which group of minerals are the most abundent in the Earth's crust?
The silicate group. The silicate group includes these minerals; quartz, feldspars, and micas.
What is the most common class of minerals on Earth?
The silicate group of minerals are the most abundant on the Earth.
