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What is a physical characteristic determined by the arrangement of the atoms within the mineral?
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A mineral crystal. Minerals form a crystalline structure.
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Whether a mineral has cleavage or fracture is determined by the?
arrangement of its atoms
A mineral is a natural solid that usually is?
In organic, with characteristic physical properties
What is a mi mineraloid?
It is important to distinguish between a mineral and a mineraloid. A mineral is an inorganic, naturally occurring substance that has a characteristic chemical composition, distinctive physical properties, and solid crystalline structure (an order 3 dimensional arrangement of atoms or molecules). If it does not have this solid crystalline structure, it is not a true mineral and is therefore a "mineraloid."
What is the most unreliable characteristic of a mineral?
Color, due to the effects of impurities, is the least reliable identifying mineral characteristic.
A mineral's crystal shape and cleavage are a direct result of the mineral's...?
Atomic arrangement.
Whether a mineral has cleavage or fracture is determined by the?
arrangement of its atoms
The properties of a mineral crystal are determined by the arrangement of its particles and the?
Shape of the Crystal
Which mineral characteristic is NOT determined by the way the atoms within a mineral are arranged?
color, streak and age
What determines the chemical properties of minerals?
The elements that compose it and the arrangement of its atoms
A mineral is a natural solid that usually is?
In organic, with characteristic physical properties
What is a mi mineraloid?
It is important to distinguish between a mineral and a mineraloid. A mineral is an inorganic, naturally occurring substance that has a characteristic chemical composition, distinctive physical properties, and solid crystalline structure (an order 3 dimensional arrangement of atoms or molecules). If it does not have this solid crystalline structure, it is not a true mineral and is therefore a "mineraloid."
Why is the color or a mineral not a reliabe physical characteristic?
The same mineral can come in a variety of colors and different minerals can be the same color.
Which is determined by the type and arrangement of atoms in a mineral?
Mighty fine question indeed! What determines the value of a mineral is the size, shape and the weight! Good luck!
What doe a crystals shape depend on?
A crystal's shape is determined by the arrangement of the atoms within the crystal. Th arrangement of atoms in turn is determined by the kinds of atoms that make up the mineral. (from textbook: Holt Science & Technology: Earth Science)
What is a mineral characteristic is NOT determined by the way the atoms within a mineral are arranged?
I would say taste is the only mineral characteristic that can not be related back to the way the atoms are arranged within a mineral. NOTE: I would not recommend tasting a mineral unless you are 90% sure it is halite(aka table salt), as some mineral contain toxic elements.
Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched which is determined b the arrangement of of a minerals atom?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
Is color the best physical characteristic for mineral identification?
Specimen color is the least reliable method of mineral identification. Better characteristics are streak, density, and crystal structure.
