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It's called a metallic luster.
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Does mica have a nonmetallic luster?
Mica has a non-metallic luster, one called vitreous or glass-like.
What is the luster of garnet rock?
The luster of garnet is glassy because when you hold it up into the sunlight it will shine like glass.
What is the lustre of pink tourmaline?
Pink tourmaline has a glass-like, "vitreous" luster.
How do you know if a mineral has luster?
Any type of metal. This can include (but isn't limited to) potassium, magnesium, calcium, tantalum, tungsten, etc.
What mineral has amorphous structure?
Mineral like oxides have amorphous stracture.Example alumunium oxide.
What mineral shines like metal?
Most metallic minerals have a metallic luster on freshly fractured surfaces. Silver and gold are examples of minerals with metallic luster.
What is the luster of tungsten?
Tungsten has a medium to high luster, shines like silver
Explain how to identify a mineral using color luster streak hardness cleavage fracture?
Luster is the light reflection a mineral has, which can be broken down into categories like metallic, silky, and dull. The luster dictates what type of mineral it is.
What is the best way to identify a mineral?
Streak test because minerals can vary in color, size and shape but their streak color will always be the same for that specific mineral. Calcite comes in many shapes and colors, but its streak is always white.
What is round like a dish and shines like a fish?
My guess, the moon. the sun
What proeperty would a mineral have if it appears like a new quarter in reflected light?
A metallic luster!
What does luster mean in a mineral?
Luster refers to the appearance of reflected light by a mineral crystal. Luster is categorized as metallic or non-metallic. Metallic luster is highly reflective, like chrome. Non-metallic is further divided by names such as dull, glassy, adamantine, waxy, silky, pearly, and greasy.
What are some examples of mineral luster?
Luster is categorized as metallic or non-metallic. Metallic luster is highly reflective, like chrome. Non-metallic is further divided by names such as dull, glassy, adamantine, waxy, silky, pearly, and greasy.
This metal is the most common iron oxide mineral most are red with and earthy luster it has a crumbly fracture and leaves a red brown streak?
This sounds like hematite which may have a metallic luster.
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 does uncirculated coin look like?
An uncirculated coin shows no wear at all. Most have full mint luster but also may have minor nicks and scratches. Some uncirculated coins do not have any mint luster but still do not show any signs of wear.
What is luster and how can you tell the mineral apart?
Luster is a distinctive property of minerals that help distinguish different minerals from one another. It is the way the surface of a mineral reflects light. If it is metallic, it looks like metal, is opaque and reflective. Some examples are pyrite, galena, and hematite. If it is non-metallic, it is basically anything that doesn't look like a metal.
