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.
Diffen âº Science âº Geology. A mineral is a naturally-occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties. A rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.Rocks do not have a definite chemical composition. mineral is a naturally-occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties.