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Air, water, and impurities can change the color of a mineral.
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Can color be a definitive factor in determining a mineral?
can color be a denitive factor in determinig a mineral
What color is mica the mineral's streak?
Even though it's a blackish/brown mineral, it leaves a WHITE streak.
What color is the mineral quartzite?
Quartzite can appear in many colors.
What are sapphires made from?
Sapphires are composed of the mineral corundum and impurities that gave it its color.
Is it true that a streak is the texture of a thin layer of the powdered mineral?
No. Streak refers to the color of a powdered mineral. The texture is in reference to a rock's crystal size or orientation.
What can change the color of mineral?
Besides air and water, there are several things that can change the color of a mineral. Impurities, age, the sun, heat, and pressure can change the color of a mineral.
What factor can change a color of minerals?
Air, water, and impurities can change the color of a mineral.
Air and water can change the color of a mineral. What other factor can change it's color?
impurities can
What other factors besides air and water can change the color of a mineral?
Oxygen because when something hits oxygen it tends to rust so therefore it changes it's 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.
Does the color of a minerals streak depend on the color of the mineral?
No. It can vary from the visible color of the mineral and, since visible color of them ineral is not a reliable indicator of type, it is important to learn to use streak, (along with other factors), to correctly identify a mineral.
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 cant color be used to identify minerals?
Color can change in a mineral when in certain temperatures
How can mineral composition affect a rocks color?
No. It can vary from the visible color of the mineral and, since visible color of them ineral is not a reliable indicator of type, it is important to learn to use streak, (along with other factors), to correctly identify a mineral.
Does the color of the steak match the color of the mineral?
Kind of. The red color is generally associated with the iron content of the blood, but there are many other factors to its color.
True or false color is the best way to identify a mineral?
FALSE!! You identify the mineral by its streak because the color can change and its appearance can also change when in contact with or interacted with water air or other impurities!
