dull to earthy
Bauxite is a rock composed mainly of aluminum oxide and aluminum hydroxide minerals. The rocks also contain clay, silt, and silica. Bauxite has a dull, earthy tone luster.
Bauxite's chemical formula ends with Oxygen, (Al2O32H2O) making it an oxide.
luster
If a mineral has a shiny luster, is it matallicIf a mineral has no shiny luster, is it nonmetallic?
bauxite is a mineral used for making aluminum and is mined in Jamaica
No. Bauxite is a mineral. It can not be used for fuel.
It is the shine of the mineral.
It is the shine of the mineral.
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luster
Luster is the way a mineral reflects light.
Luster