Which of the following is NOT a major characteristic used to identify minerals? a. hardness c. density b. magnetism d. luster

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Chemistry

Elaine Glass

17 August, 03:55

Which of the following is NOT a major characteristic used to identify minerals? a. hardness c. density b. magnetism d. luster

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Terrence Allison · Answer 1

Terrence Allison 17 August, 05:00

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The answer would be B.) Magnetism

Izaiah Benton · Answer 2

Magnetism is a force which attract or repel a magnetic object like iron.

Magnetism is not a major characteristic used to identify minerals, because, every mineral do not have magnetic properties in it. Only few minerals like Iron-nickel have it and thus, it is not possible to identify a mineral using magnetism.