SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Cleavage
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Specific gravity
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Hardness
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All the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hardness. The ability to resist being scratched-or hardness-is one of the most useful properties for identifying minerals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Students will know that minerals are identified by using different properties such as color, luster, streak, cleavage, and hardness.
Detailed explanation-3: -1.4 Physical and Chemical Properties. The physical properties of minerals include name, crystal system, color as it appears to the naked eye, streak by rubbing on streak plate, luster, hardness on the Mohs scale, and average specific gravity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Because the physical properties of a mineral are determined by its chemical composition and internal atomic structure, they can be used diagnostically, the way a runny nose and sore throat can be used to diagnose a cold.
Detailed explanation-5: -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