Streak color is determined by scraping the mineral across a a streak plate, (which is made of unglazed porcelain), and then observing the color of the streak, which is left on the plate. Note that some minerals do not leave a streak, as they are too hard. Thus, it is important to learn other identification methods, to use in conjunction with streak color, in order to identify minerals.
silver or white
The term for this that I've always heard is "streak".
Pyrite's color is extremely similar to that of gold. However, the streak of pyrite is black. This can be used to distinguish it from gold.
Different minerals have different colors, actually.
there is no name for the color, but there is the "streak" of a mineral, meaning the color of its streak.
A streak that has color or no color.
purple
The color of a mineral in powdered form is called the streak color.
The streak color of calcite is white.
the color of the streak for dolomite is white
the streak color is Dark Green
The streak color of calcite is white.
Color is the observable color of a mineral specimen in natural light. Streak is the color of a mineral when powdered. The color of a specific mineral specimen may be different than its streak color. Because many impurities can alter the color of a mineral, but not the streak, streak is a more accurate predictor in mineral identification.
The color of the cobalt streak is blue
the streak color is Dark Green
there is no name for the color, but there is the "streak" of a mineral, meaning the color of its streak.