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Earthy shiney waxy mattalic and pearly are terms used to describe a mineral's what?
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Earthy shiney waxy mattalic and pearly are terms used to describe a mineral's surface.
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The words waxy pearly and dull all describe a minerals?
hardness
Why do scientist use luster to test rocks?
Luster is one of the properties used in the preliminary identification of some minerals.Related Information:Luster, refers to the absorption, reflection, or refraction of light by the surface of a mineral. Minerals exhibit various degrees of luster, many of which are somewhat self-explanatory such as dull, earthy, adamantine, glassy, metallic, silky, greasy, pearly, and resinous.
Which property of minerals may be described as dull silky waxy and pearly?
These are terms that reference the mineral's luster (or lustre).
What is the biological name for millet?
Botonical name of pearly millet
What mineral has a pearly luster and a conchoidal fracture?
Chrysotile serpentine is a typical mineral with splintery fracture and kyanite is an example of a non-fibrous mineral that has this fracture.
What word waxy pearly and dull describe a minerals?
The words waxy, pearly, and dull describe a mineral's luster.
The words waxy pearly and dull describe a minerals what?
luster
The words waxy pearly and dull all describe a minerals?
hardness
What can be shiny or pearly?
What can be shiny or pearly is a minerals luster.
How are mineral indentify?
Minerals can be identified by such as their color, streak, luster, and their hardness. What does streak, and luster mean?Streak-- Is the color of a mineral's powder for example: talc is a mineral and it is also powder and its streak is white.Luster-- Is the way a mineral reflects light from it's surface for example: glassy, pearly, silky, metallic and earthy can be words to describe luster.
Does brass have a luster?
Yes, all minerals have a luster which helps people to identify them. Brass has a metallic luster which means that it reflects light just like metallic objects that you might find around your house. Most minerals have a nonmetallic luster. Other types of luster include: waxy, pearly, satiny, and earthy.
What is the Lustre of Mica?
Glassy, according to the Peterson field Guide for Rocks and Minerals.
Why do scientist use luster to test rocks?
Luster is one of the properties used in the preliminary identification of some minerals.Related Information:Luster, refers to the absorption, reflection, or refraction of light by the surface of a mineral. Minerals exhibit various degrees of luster, many of which are somewhat self-explanatory such as dull, earthy, adamantine, glassy, metallic, silky, greasy, pearly, and resinous.
Which property of minerals may be described as dull silky waxy and pearly?
These are terms that reference the mineral's luster (or lustre).
How light reflects from a mineral's surfrace?
it can only reflect off a minerals surface if it had the luster of glassy, metallic or pearly if the mineral is whats called dull the darkness of that mineral cannot obsorb the light like the brighter minerals can
What is the luster for silver?
Yes, all minerals have a luster which helps people to identify them. Silver has a metallic luster which means that it reflects light just like metallic objects that you might find around your house. Other types of luster include: waxy, pearly, satiny, and earthy.
When was Pearly Antshrike created?
Pearly Antshrike was created in 1855.
