What is the term for the way a mineral reflects light from its surface?
Mineral Properties

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Luster
2.
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Why is color alone not very useful in mineral identification?
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Many minerals have the same color and one mineral can have many different colors.
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What type of luster does a dull material have?
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Nonmetallic
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What is it called when a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way with rough or jagged edges?
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Fracture
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral: luster, organic, solid, crystal structure?
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Organic
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What is the definition of a mineral?
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A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure.
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What is the term for the color of the powder left by a mineral when it is scraped across a surface?
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Streak
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