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Learn how color, a visible physical property of minerals, is essential for identification. Discover why color alone may not be sufficient for accurate mineral identification, as some minerals have unique characteristic colors like green for malachite and blue for azurite.
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Mineral Identification Section 3-1 pages 66-74
The color of a mineral is an easily observed physical property. But the color of a mineral alone often provides too little information to make an identification. Color can be used to identify only those few minerals that always have their own characteristic color. The mineral malachite is always green, azurite is always blue. Use Textbook Pages 66-74
The color of a mineral is an easily observed physical property. But the color of a mineral alone often provides too little information to make an identification. Color can be used to identify only those few minerals that always have their own characteristic color. The mineral malachite is always green, azurite is always blue.
