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Several minerals may be the same color. Additionally, impurities can make it so that one mineral can come in a variety of colors.
Obie Ondricka
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∙ 12y ago2 different minerals can be the same color.
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∙ 11y agoMineral samples can often come in several different colors depending on any impurities in it. For example, quartz, a very common mineral, comes in just about every shade you can imagine.
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What is most reliable way to identify mineral?
Take a slate and slide the mineral/rock on it to find its true color and its streak.
Is the most reliable way to identify a mineral by using a combination of test?
what is the most reliable way to identify a mineral?
Why is using a minerals streak more reliable then using color to Identify a mineral?
Some minerals can be the same color but have different streaks.
What mineral properties cannot be used to identify a mineral?
The color, luster, and crystal shape of a mineral may be observed just by looking at the mineral. Some minerals have very distinctive colors that help identify them. Although the color of a mineral can give away its identity, color is the least useful property for mineral identification.
Why is color not as reliable indicator of a mineral?
It's not reliable because there can be more than one mineral with that color
What is the least reliable property to use to identify a mineral?
color!!
Why is using a mineral's streak more reliable then using color to identify a mineral?
Some minerals can be the same color but have different streaks.
What is most reliable way to identify mineral?
Take a slate and slide the mineral/rock on it to find its true color and its streak.
Is the most reliable way to identify a mineral by using a combination of test?
what is the most reliable way to identify a mineral?
Why is using a minerals streak more reliable then using color to Identify a mineral?
Some minerals can be the same color but have different streaks.
Does the color of a minerals streak depend on the color of the mineral?
No. It can vary from the visible color of the mineral and, since visible color of them ineral is not a reliable indicator of type, it is important to learn to use streak, (along with other factors), to correctly identify a mineral.
What mineral properties cannot be used to identify a mineral?
The color, luster, and crystal shape of a mineral may be observed just by looking at the mineral. Some minerals have very distinctive colors that help identify them. Although the color of a mineral can give away its identity, color is the least useful property for mineral identification.
How reliable is color when determining what a mineral is?
Color is the least reliable of a mineral's characteristics used in its identification.
Is color alone is notice usually enough to identify mineral?
No. Color is generally considered the least reliable indicator of mineral type. Many minerals can have the same or similar colors, and a single mineral often has several color varieties.
Why is color not as reliable indicator of a mineral?
It's not reliable because there can be more than one mineral with that color
Which mineral property is the least reliable for identifying a mineral?
the color is the least reliable source!
How can mineral composition affect a rocks color?
No. It can vary from the visible color of the mineral and, since visible color of them ineral is not a reliable indicator of type, it is important to learn to use streak, (along with other factors), to correctly identify a mineral.
