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Silky greasy glassy and pearly refer to a mineral's .?
These words indicate the luster of a mineral.
What are some minerals with a greasy luster?
it's graphite!!
What mineral hs a greasy luster when uncut?
That would possibly be a diamond.
Synthetically made glass and natural quartz crystals both exhibit a luster termed as greasy or vitricular or conchoidal or viteous?
vitreous
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.
Silky greasy glassy and pearly refer to a mineral's .?
These words indicate the luster of a mineral.
What is a description of luster?
Luster is the shine that a rock has, and the way the light hits it. Some examples of different types of luster are metallic and greasy.
What are some minerals with a greasy luster?
it's graphite!!
Do covalent compounds display luster?
Yes. The question is what TYPE of luster. Luster is, to put it in layman's terms, a description of how "shiny" something is. Everything has a luster; it could be metallic, greasy, or flat.
What mineral hs a greasy luster when uncut?
That would possibly be a diamond.
What is the ability of mineral appears when it reflects light?
A mineral's ability to reflect light is called its luster. The different terms that describe luster are earthy, metallic, greasy and silky.
The way light bounces off a mineral is called?
The way light bounces off a mineral is called a luster. Luster is shiny, metallic, dull, glassy or greasy. Rocks are made of minerals.
What are some terms used to describe non metallic luster in minerals?
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 do the term that describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface?
This is called the luster of the mineral.The luster of a mineral is the way its surface reflects light. Most terms used to describe luster are self-explanatory: metallic, earthy, waxy, greasy, vitreous (glassy), adamantine (or brilliant, as in a faceted diamond).
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.
What is the light reflected from a minerals surface called?
This is called the luster of the mineral.The luster of a mineral is the way its surface reflects light. Most terms used to describe luster are self-explanatory: metallic, earthy, waxy, greasy, vitreous (glassy), adamantine (or brilliant, as in a faceted diamond).
Synthetically made glass and natural quartz crystals both exhibit a luster termed as greasy or vitricular or conchoidal or viteous?
vitreous
