Which mineral property is the least useful for identifying minerals, and why?

a. Color is the least useful property for identification because it is the most obvious property.

b. Streak is the least useful property for identification, as the same mineral type can be found with several different colors of streak due to impurities in the mineral.

c. Density is the least useful property for identification because different specimens of the same type of mineral can vary in size.

d. Color is the least useful property for identification, as the same mineral type can be found in several different colors due to impurities in the mineral.

e. Streak is the least useful property for identification because it does not work for minerals with metallic lusters.


d. Color is the least useful property for identification, as the same mineral type can be found in several different colors due to impurities in the mineral.

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