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Why can't color alone be used to identify a mineral?
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
Luster
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
The best way to see the crystal system of a mineral is to
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
Inorganic
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
If you broke a mineral into tiny pieces, each piece would
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
Hard, colorful minerals that have a brilliant or glassy luster are
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
When one mineral is used the scratch another mineral, we are conducting what kind of test?
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
The size of a mineral's crystals depend on ___.
hardness
Look at the mineral's powder under a microscope.
still show the same crystal structure.
Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
gemstones
the rate of cooling of the magma or solution from which the mineral formed.
Many minerals have the same color.
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