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EARTH SCIENCE

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A	luster
B	color
C	size
D	hardness

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Hardness. The ability to resist being scratched-or hardness-is one of the most useful properties for identifying minerals. Hardness is determined by the ability of one mineral to scratch another. Federick Mohs, a German mineralogist, produced a hardness scale (table 5) using a set of ten standard minerals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Color, luster, streak, hardness, cleavage, fracture, and crystal form are the most use-ful physical properties for identifying most minerals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Students will know that minerals are identified by using different properties such as color, luster, streak, cleavage, and hardness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Colour. This is usually expressed as the main body colour of the mineral, along with the intensity of this colour. Lustre. This is the appearance of a mineral surface in reflected light: Hardness. Mohs’ hardness scale. Cleavage. Density and Specific Gravity. Streak. Transparency. Crystal form. More items

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