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Why cant color alone be used too identify most minerals?
Minerals can change color based on small impurities.
What do the ribs on one side of an extension cord wire mean?
It allows you to identify one of the two conductors by feel alone.
Why all rocks are made up of minerals but minerals are not made of rocks?
Well the rocks you find here on the surface are made up of many kinds of minerals, like when you see a certain type of rack that has small glass-like spots. Minerals are just mineral alone. A lump of lead is just only made up of lead, not anything else. Some minerals can be called rocks. Water is a mineral, but it is not a rock.
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.
Why can you not only use mass or volume to alone to identify substance?
The reason you can not use just mass or volume to identify something is because they mean 2 different things for 2 different things. The mass is the weight of something, while the volume is the space something takes up.
Why cant color alone be used too identify most minerals?
Minerals can change color based on small impurities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Is it against Indiana state law for a student to live alone if not a minor?
No, it is not illegal to live alone as a adult student.
Are minerals food?
Minerals are nutrients, which are part of food. These are what help nourish the body, but the body cannot survive on minerals alone.
Can most minerals be identified by color alone?
no, because many of the same minerals have the same color
Can rocks be identify by color alone?
Yes it can
Is color alone is notice usually enough to identify mineral?
No. Color is generally considered the least reliable indicator of mineral type. Many minerals can have the same or similar colors, and a single mineral often has several color varieties.
