Which mineral property is seen if the spcimen breaks and leaves an uneven surface ?
Colour
Fracture
Lustre
Cleavage
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The Mohs scale has a scale ranging between 0-10
1-10
1-5
1-20
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| The shape in which minerals crystalise according to their symmetry is known as their Streak
Specific Gravity
Hardness
Crystal System
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The characteristic appearance of a crystal that is determined by its main form is known as its Hardness
Fracture
Habit
Cleavage
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| Which property of a mineral is the way that it breaks along well defined planes of weakness ? Colour
Hardness
Lustre
Cleavage
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The Mohs scale is used to define which mineral property ? Cleavage
Specific Gravity
Habit
Hardness
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| Reniform, dendritic, prismatic, acicular, bladed or massive are terms to describe which property Cleavage
Specific Gravity
Habit
Hardness
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Cubic, Tetragonal, Monoclinic, Triclinic, Orthorhombic, Trigonal & Hexagonal are the main groups of Streak
Specific Gravity
Hardness
Crystal System
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| The most basic property used to identify a mineral is its Colour
Hardness
Lustre
Cleavage
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Concoidal, hackly & splintry are terms used to describe which mineral property ? Hardness
Fracture
Habit
Cleavage
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