How do you know if a mineral has luster?

Answer 1

Any type of metal. This can include (but isn't limited to) potassium, magnesium, calcium, tantalum, tungsten, etc.

Answer 2

The lustre of a mineral is of a little aid in the field. An adamantine lustre would look like a diamond, a pearly lustre would have the iridescence of a pearl, and so on.

Answer 3

Can you classify minerals by how shiny they look

Answer 4

Mica and quartz are shiny, and they are not a metal.

Answer 5

metallice or nonmetallice

Answer 6

yes