Quartz
The color of a mineral's powder is its streak. This is the color of the powdered form of the mineral when it is scraped against a hard surface. Streak is a more reliable indicator of a mineral's identity than its exterior color.
The mineral that fits this description is hematite. Hematite is an iron oxide mineral that has a metallic luster, is hard, and has a characteristic red-brown color and streak.
The most common mineral found in rocks is quartz. Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, making it abundant in the Earth's crust.
The color of the powder made by a rock is called its streak. Streak is the color left behind when a mineral is rubbed against a hard, rough surface. It can help identify minerals that may have a colorless or ambiguous external appearance.
it is not hard because you can split the mineral
No, that is called the streak of a mineral.
No. Diamond is the hardest substance we know of. the only thing harder is other diamonds.
It's a quarts. This isn't much info but maybe this will help
One example of a colorless hard mineral is diamond, which is composed of carbon atoms arranged in a crystal lattice structure. Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and is known for its exceptional brilliance and clarity.
Diamond is a very hard white mineral.
No, a mineral is a hard substance
No. Diamond is a hard mineral, the hardest natural mineral on earth.
Diamond is the hardest mineral at Mohs hardness 10, ten being the hardest. There is no natural mineral substitute for processes requiring diamond. Diamond is four times as hard as corundum, the mineral constituting rubies and sapphires. Although diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral, it is easily fractured, a characteristic which allowed early jewellery makers to facet this crystal.
The mineral you are describing is likely quartz, particularly in its clear or colorless form, known as rock crystal. Quartz exhibits a hexagonal crystal structure and is relatively hard, scoring a 7 on the Mohs scale, which allows it to scratch a steel file. Its various colors can arise from impurities or inclusions, leading to varieties such as amethyst or citrine.
yes its hard
Bones are hard and contain mineral salts.
The color the mineral makes on a hard surface