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A large piece of mineral halite is broken repeatedly into perfect cubes how can this be explained?
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Halite has perfect cleavage in three directions and is in the cubic crystal system.
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Which property is used to identify minerals uses the color of the mineral when it's broken up?
It is the streak property. The streak is the color of a mineral in powdered form.
What most common mineral group is broken into the subgroups of ferromagnesian and non ferromagnesian?
Iron?
The most common mineral group is broken into the subgroups of ferromagnesium and nonferromagnesium?
its silicate
What is a mineral composed of a single element called?
This is a chemical element as gold or platinum.
How a mineral can be easily scratched?
It depends on how soft the mineral is. For example, Talc is the softest mineral. You can scratch it with just a fingernail. but on the other hand, Diamond, the hardest mineral can only be scratched with another Diamond. So as long as you are not trying to scratch a diamond (it would be 50/ 50 change of scratching if use another diamond), use a diamond. NOTE: how easy it is to scratch a mineral has nothing to do with how easy it is to break a mineral. Example diamond is the hardest mineral but can be chipped or broken by a good strong hammer stroke.
During recystallization the bonds between atoms in a mineral are broken and can join to form a?
They are broken into a new mineral
What is the past perfect tense for has broken?
The past perfect tense is had broken.
Is broken past tense or present tense?
Broken is a past participle, which doesn't show any tense without auxiliary verbs. Examples: Had broken - past perfect tense Has/Have broken - present perfect tense Will have broken - future perfect tense
Is Must have broken correct future perfect tense?
No it should really be "will have broken"
What is the color of a mineral when it is broken up and powered?
a dusty white
Is the color of the mineral when it is broken up and powdered?
A streak test.
How is the color of a mineral when it is broken up and powdered?
A streak test.
At what size is a rock to small to technically be a rock?
When it is broken down into an individual mineral grain or crystal, in which case it is a mineral.
What is the present perfect tense of broke?
broken
What is the present perfect tense of break?
Have/Has broken.
What is the future perfect tense of break?
We will have broken.
What is the past perfect tense of break?
I had broken.
