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Which property is the most unreliable variable diagnostic property of minerals such as quartz?
Color is the most unreliable diagnostic property of minerals like quartz because it can be easily influenced by impurities, resulting in varying colors. This makes color alone insufficient for accurate mineral identification.
The mineral family that includes the most common and most abundant minerals smooth cleavage surfaces aid in identification?
The most common mineral group contains silicate minerals.
Why isn't the colour of minerals the most useful way of identifying them?
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The mineral family that includes the most common and most abundant mineralssmooth cleavage surfaces aid in identification?
feldspar : this family includes the most common and most abundant of all minerals; smooth cleavage surfaces aid in identification
The mineral family that includes the most common and most abundant minerals smooth cleavage surfaces aid in identification hematite Kaolinite Kaolin?
Feldspar
Is a minerals streak more reliable than color in identifying a mineral?
While Minerals may share apparent colours, most do not share both colour and hardness, as well as the fact that the colour can be more accurately identified from the mineral's powder.
What property is generally least useful in identifying minerals?
Density is the least useful property for identification because different specimens of the same type of mineral can vary in size. -Color is the least useful property for identification because it is the most obvious property.
Are most minerals organic?
No - most minerals are inorganic.
Are most minerals organic compounds?
No - most minerals are inorganic.
Why can't color alone be use to 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.
Is it possible to identify minerals using only color luster and streak?
It may be possible, but really hardness is a key factor that should never be excluded. Colour is the most deceiving
What are the 8 most common tests for identifying minerals?
1. colour 2. lustre 3. streak 4. cleavege 5. fracture 6. hardness 7. ? 8. ?
