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Is streak colour always the same?
No, streak color can vary depending on the mineral. Streak color is the color of the powdered form of a mineral, which may be different from the color of the mineral itself.
Small amounts of different elements in the same mineral can change the what of the mineral?
The small amounts of different elements in a mineral can change its color, hardness, and other physical properties.
Weight of a mineral called graphite?
That depends on how much mineral you have.
A mineral that is made by humans in a lab is called?
It is called synthetic as opposed to natural.
How are slate and shale alike?
Dark Colour, Clay mineral composition (Kaolanite), Laminations of minerals
Name extremely common mineral with a yellow-green colour called peridot when gemstone quality?
Olivine
What is the mineral colour of limestone?
White.
What colour is the mineral haematite?
Hematite is black.
What color is mineral type brake fluid?
what colour is mineral type brak fluid
How can porcelain tile be used to idintify a mineral?
Mineral samples can be scraped across the bottom (i.e., the unglazed side) of a tile to create a colour streak which is characteristic of the mineral. Note that it takes more than a colour streak to identify a mineral. Many minerals have the same colour streak. Other characteristics such as the hardness and density will also need to be determined in order to positively identify a mineral.
What is the purpose of the plate?
A streak plate is used to determine the streak colour of a mineral. You take the mineral and scratch it against the streak plate, and it will create a coloured streak on the plate. The streak is not always the same colour as the mineral itself.
Are minerals always brightly colored?
No, famously, graphite is a dull grey colour. And copper salts are generally green or blue in colour. It all depends on the mineral. The colour of a mineral is one of its several distinctive characteristics, others are hardness, its density, its cleavage, its lustre, and so on. Each of these are of aid in mineral identification.
Why might is be difficult to idenify a mineral by its color?
Because sometimes more than one mineral have the same colour.
When a mineral dissolves in water this is called .?
When a mineral dissolves in water this is called .?
Is ruby a mineral?
The ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum, so the ruby is indeed a mineral.
What is a mineral called that is made up of one mineral?
It is an elemental mineral.
Is streak colour always the same?
No, streak color can vary depending on the mineral. Streak color is the color of the powdered form of a mineral, which may be different from the color of the mineral itself.
