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What are the three tests for finding the three properties of rocks and minerals?
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Why are chemical properties not always used to identify minerals?
Testing the chemical properties of a mineral might damage the mineral sample. Also, these tests can be complex and may require expensive equipment.
What is an analyst who tests minerals called?
Someone who analyses minerals is called a mineralogist or mineral analyst.
What is used to positively identify minerals?
chemical tests and x-rays
Why are streak tests used?
Streak tests are used to identify minerals. Rubbing a mineral specimen against unglazed white porcelain, or finely powdering it and examining the powder against a white background, is a useful diagnostic test in some cases. Eg. hematite, a black mineral that looks much like many other black minerals, has a distinctive red streak.
What are Coombs' tests?
Coombs' tests are blood tests that identify the causes of anemia
Analyst who tests minerals?
an analyst who tests minerals is called a ?
Why cant you rely on any single test or property when you are trying to identify a mineral?
Different minerals can share many, but not all, mineral characteristics. Characteristics would include hardness, streak color, crystal shape, reactions to acids, flame tests, density, and others.
Why are chemical properties not always used to identify minerals?
Testing the chemical properties of a mineral might damage the mineral sample. Also, these tests can be complex and may require expensive equipment.
What is the name of an analyst who tests minerals?
geologist
What is an analyst who tests minerals called?
Someone who analyses minerals is called a mineralogist or mineral analyst.
Why do scientists use precipitation tests?
to identify minerals
What does the acid tests tell you about minerals?
To check if it is a carbonate or not
How can minerals be identifed by their physical properties?
Yes
How do geologists test rocks?
assay tests on rock samples.... usually varied standard methods of testing exist at good assay labs place for testing different rock samples for specific minerals
Give two examples of how a rocks color provides clues to the rocks mineral composition?
This is out of "Prentice Hall Science Explorer"MINERAL COMPOSITION AND COLOR"Rocks are made of mixtures of minerals and other materials. Some rocks contain only a single mineral. Others can contain several minerals. These minerals are known as rock-forming minerals.A rock's color provides clues to the rock's mineral comp. For example, granite is generally a light-colored rock that has high silica content. Basalt, is a dark colored rock that is low in silica. But as with minerals, color alone does not provide enough information to identify a rock.Geologists observe the shape and color of crystals in a rock to identify the minerals that the rock contains. In identifying rocks, geologists also use some of the tests that are used to identify mineral's. For example, testing the surface of a rock with acid determines whether the rock includes minerals made of compounds called carbonates."
How do scientifics tests help determine to properties of substance?
Characteristic properties are unique for every different substance.
Can you name the tests that scientists use to identify minerals?
hardness and streak
