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Size and shape are descriptors of the physical attributes. Others would include colour, lustre, and opacity.
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Why mycoplasma known as joker in microbiology?
Because does not proper shape and size
When a mineral forms a definite shape a mineral has formed a?
It forms a crystal.
What mineral have a monoclinic shape?
gypsum and more
How does a mineral gets its crystal shape?
minerals get its crystal shape by the heating and pressure from rock
How to identify crystals?
Crystals have regular, flat faces that form at very specific angles to each other and reflect their atomic structure. To identify what type of mineral you have, consult mindat.org, or a library, or a university earth science department, a local museum with mineral exhibits, or a local mineral collecting club.
The texture of an igneous rock depends on the size and the shape of its what?
mineral crystals
What is the natural shape of a mineral?
The natural shape of a mineral would be its crystalline structure.
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 is a mineral's texture?
Texture refers to the size of the mineral crystals which comprise a rock.
What can geologists infer from the shape of a mineral?
From the shape of a mineral crystal, it can be classified into one of the six mineral crystal systems, which is an aid to its identification.
What is the cubic shape of a mineral is a result of?
The shape of a mineral depends on the chemical structure that the bonds form between atoms in the mineral. A cubic mineral (such as pyrite) has a chemical structure that, as bonds are made, a cubic shape is formed.
Does the size or shape of a mineral affect its density?
No. Usually it's the other way around, the density controls in what way the mineral breaks and erodes.
Why mycoplasma known as joker in microbiology?
Because does not proper shape and size
What is hardest mineral and what is the softest?
The hardest mineral is diamond, and the softest mineral is talc.
What is the general shape of a mineral?
There is no general shape of a mineral. Each mineral has its own shape, even though two different minerals might have the same shape. A few examples of shapes of minerals are: Rhomboid, rock, and cubic.
Does the density of a mineral depend on the size of the mineral sample?
No, to tell how hard a mineral is you either have to test it or determine what mineral it is. Testing uses materials of known hardness such as a fingernail, or copper penny, or scratch plate, if the mineral is scratched by whatever you use to test it is softer. Hardness however is not based on size it will be the same for any sample of the same rock no matter what the size because its based on atomic arrangement and bond type.
Arrangement of the ions of a mineral into a pattern is what shape?
Crystal Shape
