Cubic: crystals have 6 sides. Tetragonal: crystals have 4 sides. Orthorhombic: crystals have 3 unequal sides. Hexagonal: crystals have 6 sides. Monoclinic: crystals have 4 sides. Triclinic: crystals have no set number of sides.
Yes, some minerals can be identified by their distinctive smell, such as sulfur which has a strong odor. Additionally, size can sometimes be used to determine certain minerals, for example, large crystals are often associated with minerals like quartz or calcite. However, size alone is not typically a definitive characteristic for mineral identification.
Covalent crystals are not necessarily opaque. Think of diamond, pure quartz crystals, pure aluminium oxide crystals these all are colorless and transparent.
Borax crystals are specifically composed of the mineral borax, while other natural crystals can be formed from a wide variety of minerals such as quartz, calcite, or fluorite. Borax crystals have distinct properties and chemical composition that distinguish them from other natural crystals.
No, they do not have bands of crystals but they are all crystalline.
Ferrous sulfate crystals produce a sulfuric, metallic smell when heated due to the release of sulfur dioxide gas. This smell is often described as pungent and unpleasant.
No
Fluorite is normally odourless. However there is one location, Wölsendorf in Bavaria where there mineral is radioactive and this causes inclusion of elemental Fluorine to occur in the crystals. On fracture chemical reactions between the air and this Fluorine cause the formation of "Ozone" (which smells of electric sparks). This variety of Fluorite is therefore called Antozonite or "Stinkspar" .Also Fluorite crystals are sometimes oiled with mineral oils to make them appear more transparent for sale and these crystals can smell oily.
Fool's gold, also known as pyrite, does not typically have a distinct smell. It is a mineral composed of iron sulfide and is often found in metallic-looking crystals or in sedimentary rock formations.
Sulfur typically appears in its natural form as bright yellow crystals or as a yellow powder. It has a distinctive smell resembling rotten eggs, and it is brittle in texture.
Ghost Crystals are crystals of crosslinked polyacrylamide.
NO CRYSTALS are not living!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Granite with larger crystals, basalt with smaller crystals.
you should talk about how crystals are formed and what type of crystals there are
Yes. Salts can form crystals (salt crystals).
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You can eat some kinds of crystals... salt crystals and sugar crystals, for example. It's probably not a good idea to eat, say, quartz crystals, though.