SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Luster
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Hardness
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Heaviness
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Density
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Detailed explanation-1: -Color. Color is rarely very useful for identifying a mineral. Different minerals may be the same color.
Detailed explanation-2: -Minerals can be identified based on a number of properties. The properties most commonly used in identification of a mineral are colour, streak, lustre, hardness, crystal shape, cleavage, specific gravity and habit. Most of these can be assessed relatively easily even when a geologist is out in the field.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mohs Hardness Scale is used as a convenient way to help identify minerals. A mineral’s hardness is a measure of its relative resistance to scratching, measured by scratching the mineral against another substance of known hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
Detailed explanation-4: -METHODS USED TO IDENTIFYING. MINERALS. CRYSTALS. One of the best ways to identify a mineral is by examining its crystal form (external shape). CLEAVAGE AND FRACTURE. COLOR. The hardness of a mineral can be measured by its resistance to scratching or abrasion. STREAK. LUSTER. SPECIFIC GRAVITY. More items