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The only one of Gypsum's physical characteristics that can be described as nonmetallic is it's luster. Luster is defined as the way light reflects off of a material.
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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.
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.
Luster of tin
I think its nonmetallic as it is glass
The only one of Gypsum's physical characteristics that can be described as nonmetallic is it's luster. Luster is defined as the way light reflects off of a material.
Diamond luster is described as adamantine to waxy. Adamantine luster is described as "...non-metallic, brilliant-light-reflecting and transmitting properties of minerals..." and is not limited to diamonds.
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These are terms that reference the mineral's luster (or lustre).
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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.
Depending on the context luster or refractivitycan be described by the way light bounces off a substance.
Luster is not a color, but a visible characteristic of the mineral's reflection of light off it's surface. In this case, the color of biotite is dark brown to black, but it's luster would be described as vitreous or glassy.
Luster is not a color, but a visible characteristic of the mineral's reflection of light off it's surface. In this case, the color of biotite is dark brown to black, but it's luster would be described as vitreous or glassy.
I'm fairly sure there is no type of luster that could be described as "soft and stringy", that is a term generally confined to pasta.