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Paolo wanted to identify a mineral. He rubbed a corner of the mineral across a white tile and recorded the color of the mark. What property was Paolo measuring?
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Why isn't luster a good property to identify minerals?
Luster is not a good property for identifying minerals because many minerals look similar. Your best way of knowing which mineral is which is by measuring their hardness.
Is color a useful property when trying to identify a mineral?
no, because the same mineral can be more than one color.
What mineral property cannot be used to identify a mineral?
Mass
What property is used to identify minerals uses the color of the mineral when it's broken up?
StreakColor of the mineral when it is powdered.Grind a small amount of a mineral into a powder on a porcelain streak plate and determine the color of the powder.
Is a cleavage a property of a mineral?
feldspar
Why isn't luster a good property to identify minerals?
Luster is not a good property for identifying minerals because many minerals look similar. Your best way of knowing which mineral is which is by measuring their hardness.
Which property can you use to identify an uknown mineral?
it depends
What is the least reliable property to use to identify a mineral?
color!!
What property uses the color a mineral when it is broken up to identify it?
streak.
What is the most reliable physical property that can be used to identify a mineral?
HARDNESS
Which property is used to identify minerals uses the color of the mineral when it's broken up?
It is the streak property. The streak is the color of a mineral in powdered form.
Does the Mohs scale help scientists identify the crystal shape of a mineral?
The Mohs scale is used to identify the mineral property of hardness only.
Is color a useful property when trying to identify a mineral?
no, because the same mineral can be more than one color.
Why is color not a good property to use to identify mineral?
because the color of a mineral can be the same as some other minerals but all minerals have a different property between them
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.
What mineral property is the least useful property?
The least effective property used to identify most minerals would be the color. The color of a mineral can be altered by impurities.
What mineral property cannot be used to identify a mineral?
Mass
