Table of Contents
- 1 Which is not a reliable identification of mineral?
- 2 What is the most reliable indicator of the identity of a mineral?
- 3 What is a reliable way to identify a mineral?
- 4 Why is color the least reliable method of mineral identification?
- 5 Why is color not reliable in identifying minerals?
- 6 What are two reasons that color isn’t a good way to identify minerals?
Which is not a reliable identification of mineral?
Introduction. Minerals can be identified by their physical characteristics. Some characteristics, such as a mineral’s hardness, are more useful for mineral identification. Color is readily observable and certainly obvious, but it is usually less reliable than other physical properties.
What is the most reliable indicator of the identity of a mineral?
The color of a mineral’s streak is not always the same as the color of the mineral sample, as shown in Figure 4. Unlike the surface of a mineral sample, the streak is not affected by weathering. For this reason, streak is more reliable than color as an indicator of a mineral’s identity.
What is a reliable way to identify a mineral?
The most reliable way to identify a mineral using color is the streak test. It is more reliable because even though the color of a specimen can vary its streak is usually the same.
What is not a way to identify a mineral?
Why is color not a reliable way to identify a mineral? Because weathering and impurities can change the color. the way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
What is one of the least reliable mineral properties for identifying minerals?
Color is the least reliable property for mineral identification. The same mineral can come in a variety of colors and different minerals can be the same color.
Why is color the least reliable method of mineral identification?
Generally, color alone is not the best tool in identification because color can be highly variable. Some minerals can occur in a variety of different colors due to impurities in the chemical makeup of the mineral.
Why is color not reliable in identifying minerals?
What are two reasons that color isn’t a good way to identify minerals?
Why is mineral color not a reliable characteristic to use for mineral identification?
Color. Generally, color alone is not the best tool in identification because color can be highly variable. Some minerals can occur in a variety of different colors due to impurities in the chemical makeup of the mineral.