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Minerals
Physical Properties of Minerals
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Color
- The visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. It is the most evident but not
reliable.
Streak
- the color of a mineral when it is rubbed on a white surface.
Color
in powdered form.
Luster
- how
light
reflects off the surface of a mineral
Specific
Gravity
- Ratio of an object's mass to it's
volume
(water).
Cleavage
- tendency of minerals to break along certain
planes
Fracture
- way a mineral breaks when it is broken
perpendicularly
to its cleavage plane.
Crystal Form
- The
Internal structure
of a crystal.
Habit
-
outward
appearance of the mineral.
Magnetism - Attracts or
repels
other magnets.
Odor
, Taste,
Fluorescent
- Chemical Sensation
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