streak plate

noun

The surface, usually made from unglazed porcelain, across which a mineral is dragged to determine its streak.

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Meanings

nounstreak plate (plural streak plates)

plural streak plates

  1. chemistryThe surface, usually made from unglazed porcelain, across which a mineral is dragged to determine its streak.
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