central heating - a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators
exists and is an alternate of . Five physical characteristics of a mineral are: hardness, luster, diaphaneity, colour, and streak.
There are a variety of characteristics of minerals. Some of these  include solid, inorganic, naturally occurring, definite chemical  composition, and definite crystalline st â¦ ructure. 2. Second, minerals are inorganic and solid   3. Third, Ever â¦ y mineral is an element or compound with a definite  chemical composition   4. Fourth, minerals are crystalline solids.