FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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Which of the following is often the LEAST reliable property of a mineral that is used in mineral identification:
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Magnetism
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Specific Gravity
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Color
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Cleavage
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Color is the least reliable for identifying minerals .
Detailed explanation-2: -Color. The most obvious property of a mineral, its color, is unfortunately also the least diagnostic.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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