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madreJ [45]
3 years ago
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What are two things that could help you identify an unknown mineral?

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Lera25 [3.4K]3 years ago
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<span>·         </span>Hardness, this is the minerals’ resistance to scratching or abrasion. One can identify the hardness by scratching the unknown mineral and compare it with a known hardness to determine which is harder.

<span>·         </span><span>Reaction of the mineral to HCl (hydrochloric acid). You can do this by placing one small drop of HCl on a sample mineral and observe if there are bubbles, this means a reaction. </span>

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