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Color is the least reliable diagnostic mineral property because many minerals come in different varieties. For instance, amethyst and smoky quartz are all forms of quartz. Therefore, color may hint at the type of mineral but should be used in conjunction with other tests such as hardness and crystal form.
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Which mineral property is the least reliable for identifying a mineral?
the color is the least reliable source!
What is the least reliable mineral identification property?
Color.
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 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 the streak a more reliable property than color in mineral identification?
The streak, or color of a mineral's powder, represents the true color of a mineral without the effects observed in a hand specimen due to impurities, inclusions or differences in light reflection.
Which mineral property is the least reliable for identifying a mineral?
the color is the least reliable source!
What is the least reliable mineral identification property?
Color.
What is the least reliable property to use to identify a mineral?
color!!
What is the least reliable physical property for mineral identification?
Color
How reliable is color when determining what a mineral is?
Color is the least reliable of a mineral's characteristics used in its 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 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 the streak a more reliable property than color in mineral identification?
The streak, or color of a mineral's powder, represents the true color of a mineral without the effects observed in a hand specimen due to impurities, inclusions or differences in light reflection.
Why is a streak a more reliable property than a color in mineral identification?
The streak, or color of a mineral's powder, represents the true color of a mineral without the effects observed in a hand specimen due to impurities, inclusions or differences in light reflection.
Why is streak more reliable property then color?
The streak, or color of a mineral's powder, represents the true color of a mineral without the effects observed in a hand specimen due to impurities, inclusions or differences in light reflection.
Which property is the most unreliable variable diagnostic property of minerals such as quartz?
Color
Why streak often is more useful for mineral identifion than color?
The color of a mineral's streak is always the same, hence diagnostic, whereas the color of a mineral can be highly variable.
