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Snowcat [4.5K]
3 years ago
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Which properties are used to identify minerals?

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2 answers:
Brums [2.3K]3 years ago
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The following physical properties of minerals can be easily used to identify a mineral:

Color.

Streak.

Hardness.

Cleavage or Fracture.

Crystalline Structure.

Diaphaneity or Amount of Transparency.

Tenacity.

Magnetism....ect

hodyreva [135]3 years ago
3 0

1. You can identify a mineral by its appearance and other properties.

2. The color and luster describe the appearance of a mineral, and streak describes the color of the powdered mineral.

3. A mineral has a characteristic density.

4. Mohs hardness scale is used to compare the hardness of minerals.

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