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.
The 4 major characteristics of a mineral are: -It is formed by natural processes-not man made. -It is inorganic-it's not alive, it never will be. -It is a crystalline solid-a definite volume and shape with a repeating structure.-It can be an element or compound with a definite chemical composition-made the same each time w/ and orderly arrangement of atoms.It is inorganic-it's not alive, it never will be. -It is a crystalline solid-a definite volume and shape with a repeating structure. -It can be an element or compound with a definite chemical composition-made the same each time w/ and orderly arrangement of atoms. Also, another answer might be: -Texture.