Question

What does a mineral's streak tell you, and how do you test for it?

Answer 1

The color of the powder is the color of the streak. Instead of actually crushing a mineral to determine the streak, it is much simpler to swipe the mineral across a streak plate and it shows the true minerals from when in fine powder mostly the color

Answer 2

Answer: Mineral's streak tells us about the color of the mineral when crushed into powdered form.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mineral's Streak : Streak of a mineral is a color of a mineral in powdered form. sometimes color of the powder differ from the color of the mineral's specimen.

This test is performed by rubbing a mineral on a un-glazed porcelain tile known as streak plate. By rubbing the mineral on streak plate small amount powder is produced on the surface of the which color can be easily seen with help of eyes.