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Streak is one of the most useful tests
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A streak can be helpful identifying what mineral?
A streak test can be helpful identifying any minerals!
What is scratching a mineral against a glass plate and rubbing a mineral on a streak plate helpful procedure for determining in a mineral?
hardness
The shininess of a mineral is a helpful diagnostic property termed?
luster
What is the mineral composition of a residual soil?
The mineral composition of a residual soil differs and can be determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests
Can the most reliable way to identify a mineral is by using a combination of several tests?
Yes. I'd recommend that you used every test available to you except for taste.
Which physical characteristics most helpful in classifing rocks?
Its mineral composition.
One way to help identify a mineral is to rub it against a piece of porcelain tile This procedure tests the of the mineral?
That procedure tests the streak of the mineral. Oddly, the streak color of some minerals are different from the mineral's color.
A streak can be helpful identifying what mineral?
A streak test can be helpful identifying any minerals!
What is scratching a mineral against a glass plate and rubbing a mineral on a streak plate helpful procedure for determining in a mineral?
hardness
Are some tests better than others for identifying certain minerals?
Yes, you can usually identify the mineral salt by its taste. However, with most minerals one would apply a series of tests, eg hardness, flame test, colour, density, streak, shape in order to identify the mineral.
The shininess of a mineral is a helpful diagnostic property termed?
luster
Which information would probably be most helpful to someone trying to identify a mineral sample?
Many igneous rocks can be identified by the position of their minerals.
Why is size or masss a bad way to identify a mineral?
These are not specific tests.
What is comparative and superlative of helpful?
most helpful, more helpful
What do mineral do to your body?
Zinc is helpful for our bodies as it is in many vitamins we take.
What is the comparative and superlative of helpful?
more helpful, most helpful
What is the mineral composition of a residual soil?
The mineral composition of a residual soil differs and can be determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests
