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Well it really depends on what kind of mineral it is. Here is a list of minerals and their color.
Emerald:green
Amethyst:purple, violet, (usually has some white crystals)
Ruby:red
Amber:yellow, (a little brown)
Diamond:clear, (hardest mineral, can scratch all other minerals)
Quartz:white,(may be clear)
Pink quartz:pink(usually)
Talc:white, apple-green, gray,chalky, (softest mineral, can be scratched by fingernail)
Pyrite: gold
Calcite: white, colorless, pale colors
Fluorite: colorless, pink, purple, green
Halite (salt): colorless, pale colors
Sulfur: pale to bright yellow
Arsenopyrite: brassy white, gray
Sapphire: dark blue
Aqua Marine: greenish blueish
There is A LOT more minerals on earth, but i can not name them all.
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∙ 14y agoCinnabar is a scarlet red colour with adamantine luster. But can also appear to be dull with a brownish red colour.
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∙ 13y agoredish brown
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∙ 13y agoOrange because of the zinc growing on it
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∙ 15y agoreddish-brown
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∙ 14y agoCinnabar is classified as a sulfide.
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Is Cinnabar a igneous rock?
An* And no. Cinnabar is a mineral, not a rock.
What is the difference between color and streak in minerals?
Color is the observable color of a mineral specimen in natural light. Streak is the color of a mineral when powdered. The color of a specific mineral specimen may be different than its streak color. Because many impurities can alter the color of a mineral, but not the streak, streak is a more accurate predictor in mineral identification.
What is the difference between a minerals color and streak?
Color is what you observe when you look at a mineral. Streak is the color of the mineral when in a fine powder form. This can be observed by drawing a sample of the mineral over an unglazed porcelain tile and noting the color of the line left on the tile.
How reliable is color when determining what a mineral is?
Color is the least reliable of a mineral's characteristics used in its identification.
What is cinnabar formula?
Cinnabar is not a rock but it is a hydrothermal and toxic mineral that is the primary ore of mercury . It is found in rocks that are near hot springs or volcanic rocks near the surface of the Earth.
Is cinnabar a rock or a mineral?
cinnabar is mineral
What color is vermilion?
Vermilion is a fiery orange-red color. Vermilion pigment is produced from the mineral cinnabar.
Is Cinnabar a igneous rock?
An* And no. Cinnabar is a mineral, not a rock.
What is ore cinnabar?
Cinnabar is a mercury mineral - HgS.
Where is mineral cinnabar mined?
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What color is cinnabar spice?
Cinnabar is the ore from which mercury is obtained. It has a reddish rust color to it.
Brownish mineral form of mercuric sulphide?
cinnabar
Is cinnabar metamorphic igneous or sedimentary?
it is a mineral not a rock
What color is cinnabar?
Red or burgandy
What does the color cinnabar look like?
what does the color cinbar look like
What type of mineral lacks silicon and oxygen?
For example the mercury sulfide (HgS) - cinnabar.
What color is a synonym for the word vermilion?
Cinnabar, red, scarlet.....
