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1. Halite (table salt) can be identified by is salty taste, nonmetallic luster, 2.5 hardness, white streak, and its cubic shape.
2. Quartz can be identified by its nonmetallic luster, 7 hardness, white streak, and its (generally) hexagonal prism or pyramid shape.
3. Talc can be identified by its greasy, nonmetallic luster, 1 hardness, white color and streak, and lack of cleavage.
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Only a small number of earth's minerals are commonly found in rocks what does this fact indicate?
3)rocks have a number of minerals in common
What type of minerals are most rocks composed of?
Quartz, feldspar and biotite are the most common type of minerals that a rock is composed of. Rocks can be sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic; any of the 3 minerals are always present in the rocks.
Can minerals and common objects with the same hardness scratch each other?
No, minerals and common objects with the same hardness are not able to scratch each other and leave a mark behind. For example, minerals with a hardness of 2.5 - 3 include gold and silver. Try scratching two pieces of jewellery made of gold and silver. It does not make a mark at all!
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the framework of the most common mineral group?
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the most abundant mineral group, the silicates.
What are 3 examples of ferromagnesian minerals?
Pyrite, Hematite, Augite
Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
name any 3 common minerals used by you every day.
Where are the ores of metallic generally located?
name any 3 common minerals used by you every day.
What are the 3 main minerals found inside a fertiliser?
Name the mail minerals found in fertilisers?
Only a small number of earth's minerals are commonly found in rocks what does this fact indicate?
3)rocks have a number of minerals in common
What is the common name for 3-bromo-5-chlorotoluene?
There is no common name
What type of minerals are most rocks composed of?
Quartz, feldspar and biotite are the most common type of minerals that a rock is composed of. Rocks can be sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic; any of the 3 minerals are always present in the rocks.
Name 3 types of cement in sand stone?
Clay minerals, calcite, and silica.
Write 3 Minerals found in a house name the specific product where it is used?
Shd
What 3 minerals?
3 minerals are Soduim,Magnesium,and Trace minerals. Please vote this helpful
What is a person rights in a 3 year common law marriage that one party wants to come to a end in the state of Tn?
TN does not recognize common-law marriages.
Does a strawberry have a common name?
there is about 2-3 common names for strawberries
What is the common name for tritrium?
hydrogen-3
