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In Geology, the 'streak test' is used to identify a mineral by either grinding it to a powder, or scraping across a rough surface to study the streak left behind. It also tests a mineral's hardness.
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What is the color of a minerals powder called?
there is no name for the color, but there is the "streak" of a mineral, meaning the color of its streak.
What is a diamond's streak?
Diamonds Have No Streak AT All..
Will diamond leave a streak on a streak plate?
Diamond will not leave a streak on a porcelain streak plate because diamond is harder than the streak plate. It will leave a scratch on the streak plate for the same reason.
What is the streak of talc?
talc has a white streak
What is aluminum's streak?
Aluminum's streak is white.
What is the streak of conglomerate?
what is the streak of sedimentary rocks
What is the color of a minerals powder called?
there is no name for the color, but there is the "streak" of a mineral, meaning the color of its streak.
What happens if you rub the mineral across a streak plate but the mineral does not leave a streak?
The lack of a streak would indicate that the mineral is harder than the streak plate, or the color of the streak is the same as the color of the streak plate.
What is a diamond's streak?
Diamonds Have No Streak AT All..
What is the new substance?
a streak a streak
What is obsidian's streak?
its streak is white.
What is the streak of lithium?
it silver but it does have a streak
What is a type of lightning that appears as a single long line called?
Streak
Will diamond leave a streak on a streak plate?
Diamond will not leave a streak on a porcelain streak plate because diamond is harder than the streak plate. It will leave a scratch on the streak plate for the same reason.
What is the collective noun of streak?
The noun 'streak' is a standard collective noun for: a streak of tigers.
What is the streak of talc?
talc has a white streak
What is aluminum's streak?
Aluminum's streak is white.
