Question

what properties of mineral can be readily manifested without using laboratory equipment or chemicals?​

Answer 1

There are a host of physical properties that help identify minerals.

I assume you mean identification without the use of sophisticated chemical and mineralogical analytical instruments?

Hand held specimens can be yield mineralogical identification by

• Colour

• Texture

• Density

• Luminescence

• Crytallography

• Magnetism

• Chemical reaction to acid

• Smell

• Morphology

• Irradescence

• Hardness

Answer 2

what properties of mineral can be readily manifested without using laboratory equipment or chemicals?​

identification without the use of sophisticated chemical and mineralogical analytical instruments?

Hand held specimens can be yield mineralogical identification by

Colour

Texture

Density

Luminescence

Crytallography

Magnetism

Chemical reaction to acid

Smell

Morphology

Irradescence

Hardness