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Because some minerals have either multiple colors or their color may have faded away over the years
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What is the color of limited use in identifying minerals?
however many light colored minerals can be discoverd by small amount of impurities
What is color of powdered minerals?
it can be white or gray but the word is STREAK
What The six main crystalline structures of silicate minerals?
How magnetism can be useful for identifying minerals
What property is the least useful in identifying minerals?
there are a few : hardness, luster, cleavage, streak, color, and density. there are more but i don't know them off the top of my head.
Minerals come from organic materials.?
thanks it was helpful
A streak can be helpful identifying what mineral?
A streak test can be helpful identifying any minerals!
What is the least useful characteristic in identifying minerals?
color
Why is color often an unreliable property in identifying minerals?
because many minerals are the same color, and some minerals come in many colors
What is the least reliable physical property for identifying minerals?
Color
Which propety is generally the least useful when identifying minerals?
The color of a mineral is the least useful when identifying minerals. A mineral can exist in various colors. This is because presence of certain chemicals will change the color of the mineral. Weathering can also change the color of the mineral. Therefore color is not a good property to identify minerals.
What is another property in identifying a mineral?
The properties in identifying minerals are color,luster,hardness,cleavage and fracture,and streak.
Color of powered mineral?
It's referred to as the streak, the color of which is used as an identifying characteristic of minerals.
What is the color of limited use in identifying minerals?
however many light colored minerals can be discoverd by small amount of impurities
Why is color the most unreliable when identifying minerals?
gold and fools gold is the same color. Also for the color blind this would cause problems. So colors can be alike in diffrent minerals or minerals could have a natrual dye on them making color seem diffrent.
Why is color alone not a reliable means of identifying minerals?
Color is probably one of the least reliable properties used in mineral identification. There are many minerals which have the same color, and many minerals have more than one color. For example, hornblende, axi...
What is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
which of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals
What mineral property is the least useful property?
The least effective property used to identify most minerals would be the color. The color of a mineral can be altered by impurities.
