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Why is color one of the least useful tests to help you identify an unknown mineral?
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What is the least reliable property to use to identify a mineral?
color!!
Why color is an unreliable clue to the identify of a mineral?
Because weathered surfaces may hide the color of minerals.
Give three reasons why it is difficult to identify a mineral by its color alone?
A mineral's color may be influenced by inclusions of other elements or minerals, or even exposure to heat, light, and radiation. A more reliable identification based on color would be the streak, or color of the powdered mineral.
How to identify crystals?
Crystals have regular, flat faces that form at very specific angles to each other and reflect their atomic structure. To identify what type of mineral you have, consult mindat.org, or a library, or a university earth science department, a local museum with mineral exhibits, or a local mineral collecting club.
What a property is and how you use them to classify rocks?
In classifying rocks, there are many properties that can be useful. In my opinion, either color or texture is most useful in classifying a rock or mineral.
Is color a useful property when trying to identify a mineral?
no, because the same mineral can be more than one color.
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.
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 mineral properties cannot be used to identify a mineral?
The color, luster, and crystal shape of a mineral may be observed just by looking at the mineral. Some minerals have very distinctive colors that help identify them. Although the color of a mineral can give away its identity, color is the least useful property for mineral identification.
Why is color the best way to identify a mineral?
Color alone is not the best way to identify a mineral because many minerals have the same color or more than one color. Mineral color can be highly variable and it can change depending on surroundings.
Why color is not the best way to identify a mineral?
Color alone is not the best way to identify a mineral because many minerals have the same color or more than one color. Mineral color can be highly variable and it can change depending on surroundings.
Why is mineral's streak more useful in identifying a mineral than its color?
Because color can vary based on the purity of the mineral.
Is color a good way to identify a mineral?
yes
What is the least accurate way to identify a mineral?
The observable color is the least dependable method of mineral identification.
The streak test that is used to identify minerals involves studying the -?
color of the powdered form of the mineral
What is the least reliable property to use to identify a mineral?
color!!
Why streak often is more useful for mineral identifion than color?
The color of a mineral's streak is always the same, hence diagnostic, whereas the color of a mineral can be highly variable.
