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Why color is unreliable clue to the identity of a mineral?
Because weathered surfaces may hide the color of minerals.
What physical property is is unreliable as an identification clue for minerals?
color
What is the most reliable clue in identifying a mineral?
hardness, luster, cleavage and fracture, color (not quite useful) and streak
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Why color is unreliable clue to the identity of a mineral?
Because weathered surfaces may hide the color of minerals.
What physical property is is unreliable as an identification clue for minerals?
color
The way a mineral breaks is a clue to its identity fracture is?
The way a mineral breaks is a better clue to its identity than are its color and luster.
What can you rub a mineral on to leave a clue what the mineral?
A streak plate, or unglazed white porcelain tile, is used to perform streak tests which can help to identify minerals. Rubbing the mineral on the streak plate will finely powder it and reveal the color of the powder, which in some cases is quite different from the color of the mineral. Eg: hematite is black but has a red streak - a good way to tell you have hematite instead of one of the many other shiny black minerals.
Is the way a mineral splits or breaks apart enough to enable you to identify it?
The cleavage of a mineral is the characteristic manner in which it splits along crystallographic structural lines or planes. Cleavage alone is not sufficient to be able to identify a given mineral, but it is a solid clue which, when combined with a few other characteristics, will allow an investigator to identify a mineral. The notation of cleavage will eliminate some minerals and lead the way to being able to categorize a given mineral as something else. A link can be found below.
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What is the most reliable clue in identifying a mineral?
hardness, luster, cleavage and fracture, color (not quite useful) and streak
What is the least reliable clue to a mineral identity?
By their color because if 2 minerals were to be the same, both minerals could end up being 2 whole different minerals depending on where they both came from and the origin the minerals were from.
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