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Color can change in a mineral when in certain temperatures
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Why cant color alone be used too identify most minerals?
Minerals can change color based on small impurities.
Why chemical properties not always used to identify minerals?
The stripe, and color
What properties are not commonly used to identify minerals?
I think its Specific Gravity :)
What streak test that is used to identify minerals involves studying the -?
The streak test is used to identify minerals by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed porcelain plate to observe the color of the powder left behind. This color can sometimes be different from the outward color of the mineral and is helpful in distinguishing between similar-looking minerals.
What properties are used to identify rocks and minerals?
Hardness, Cleavage, Luster, Color, Streak, and Texture.
Why is streak an important physical property of minerals?
A streak test is used to determine a minerals streak color. This can help in the identification of minerals.
What test is used to identify a minerals color?
A streak test is used to determine a minerals streak color. This can help in with the identification of minerals. A streak test is performed by rubbing the mineral on an unglazed ceraminc tile, then observing the color of the streak which is left behind. All minerals do not leave streaks. Harder minerals will not streak, but this can also be used as a tool for identifying the mineral, if you are familiar with the hardness scale.
Why cant color along be used to identify most minerals?
Because many minerals can consist of having the same colours. You need to preforms many different tests to specificly figure out what type a mineral you may be looking at. Ex: streak plate, hardness, texture, ect.
Are physical properties used to identify minerals?
yes it is
Why isn't streak used to identify every mineral?
Streak is not used to identify every mineral because some minerals have the same color streak, making it unreliable for differentiation. Additionally, some minerals are too hard to leave a streak, while others may create a variable streak due to impurities. As a result, streak is just one of several properties used to identify minerals.
Why can't color alone be used identify most minerals?
Many minerals have similar color, and mineral color can be altered by trace amounts of impurities or by weathering. A better indicator would be the mineral's streak, which is the color of the mineral when powdered, although this characteristic can't be used alone in mineral identification.
What is the problem with using only color to identify a mineral Give an example of a mineral that demonstrates your answer?
The color of many minerals is highly variable. Many minerals are found in many different colors. Eg. while malachite is always green, and sulfur always yellow, quartz can come in shades of purple, green, blue, red, yellow, brown, pink, etc., and tourmaline, garnet, calcite, and fluorite are equally color variable.
