-Minerals have different degrees of hardness
-Minerals aggregate into distinct shapes
-Some minerals havemore elements while the others have more than one . -Minerals can be Opaque, transparent or translucent
-Minerals have different texture .eg A gold is yellow
-Minerals have luster .ie it surface appearance.
-Minerals have different degrees of tenacity.
-Some minerals have ability to split or break along
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•Minerals differ in the degree of hardness
•Some minerals aggregate into distinct shapes
•Minerals differ in their composition
•Minerals differ in the ability of allowing light to pass through (i.e. opaque, translucent or transparent)
•Minerals differ in texture (feel)
•Different minerals have different colours
•Minerals differ in luster/luster (surface appearance as it reflects light)
•Minerals have different degrees of tenacity = (i.e. whether, brittle, elastic, ductile or flexible)
•Minerals differ in cleavage
•Minerals differ in streak/colour left when a mineral is rubbed against a hard surface
john3 answered the question on October 2, 2017 at 12:06
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