Learn how minerals can be identified by physical properties such as hardness and color /
Basic tests identify minerals by their cleavage (the way they fracture), hardness, streak and color.
| Other Authors: | Heintz, Kurt (Director), Abdullah, Mansur (Narrator) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Chicago, IL :
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2013.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
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