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Most of the constituent minerals of granite would have a white streak, although streak is not normally used as an identification aid in rocks because they are composed of a variety of minerals that may have different streak colors.
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How do you find the streak of a rock?
You can find the streak color of a rock by sliding a rock across a tile
What is scoria rock's streak color?
it depends it can be either red or brown on a streak plate
What is the streak color of basalt?
Basalt has a reddish brown streak. It is a dark and dense igneous rock of a minor lava flow.
What are three properties of granite?
density of granite: 2.6 to 2.8 kg/cm3 streak: white color: most commonly gray hardness: 7
The color of a powdered sample of a rock is called the rocks?
streak
What rock is a metallic gray color that leaves a gray streak?
granite is grey in color and has crystals of mica, quartz all embedded in it, giving it a shiny and silver appearance
How do you find the streak of a rock?
You can find the streak color of a rock by sliding a rock across a tile
Which mineral rock is used to find the streak color of minerals?
The rock used to find a mineral's streak color is unglazed porcelain.
When you rub a pumice rock on a streak plate what color is left on the streak plate?
The streak test is really only useful in mineral identification, not for combinations of them as with pumice.
The color of a powdered sample of a rock is called the rock's .?
streak
The color of a powdered sample of a rock is called the rock's?
The color of a powdered sample of a rock is called its streak. Streak is determined by rubbing the sample across a rough white ceramic plate to reveal the color of the mineral's powder.
What are the hardness and streak of granite?
granite
What color is a igneous rock?
It could be Granite.
What color is the gypsum rock?
the color for the gypsum rock is lik ewhite
What is scoria rock's streak color?
it depends it can be either red or brown on a streak plate
What is another word for a rock's streak?
Another way to say streak is powder color.
What is the streak color gneiss?
Bearing in mind that Gneiss is not a mineral, and that it is very hard, Gneiss does not leave a streak, but scratches the plate (don't try it - this is not how you classify Gneiss). Gneiss is classified by its Gneissose Banding - distinct bands of light Feldspar/Quartz and dark Micas. It is also classified by the extent of metamorphism which has taken place.
