Lustre
Colour
Cleavage
Hardness
Streak
Crystal Habit
Specific Gravity
Magnetism
Effervescence
Double Refraction
Taste
Feel
The worst way to identify a mineral is by tasting it. When you are classifying a mineral by tasting it doesn't do much. So taste is the worst way to identify a mineral.
the least accurate way to identify a mineral
THE EIGHT WAYS TO I.D. A MINERALThe eight ways to identify a mineral such as corundum are 1 hardness 2 crystal shape 3 special features 4 density 5 streak 6 luster 7 cleavage or fracture 8 color. (to find out hardness look up "Mohs scale of hardness" everything else you could search it on google or bing)
what is the most reliable way to identify a mineral?
The observable color is the least dependable method of mineral identification.
the color and streak or luster
The worst way to identify a mineral is by tasting it. When you are classifying a mineral by tasting it doesn't do much. So taste is the worst way to identify a mineral.
the least accurate way to identify a mineral
THE EIGHT WAYS TO I.D. A MINERALThe eight ways to identify a mineral such as corundum are 1 hardness 2 crystal shape 3 special features 4 density 5 streak 6 luster 7 cleavage or fracture 8 color. (to find out hardness look up "Mohs scale of hardness" everything else you could search it on google or bing)
yes
Mass
what is the most reliable way to identify a mineral?
The observable color is the least dependable method of mineral identification.
yes
you streak it on the ground
Geolgy
By the mineral color, streak color, luster, hardness, the property of the mineral, if it's fracture or cleavage and it's specific gravity. Those are just basic, so there's many other ways to ID a mineral.