Question

Some minerals have qualities that are not very helpful when identifying the mineral. For example, quartz, gypsum, calcite and halite all can be clearish. What is one characteristic of gypsum that is very helpful for identifying it

Answer 1

hardness, cleavage, and solubility in water.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The gypsum is the very soft mineral and can be identified by the hardness and the cleverage and its solubility to water and is usually white to grey in color and has a hardness of 2 that is very soft.