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Is a mohs scale used to rank a mineral's luster?
Nope. It is actually the hardness. I'v been trying to find out what the Luster scale is myself....:S
What type of luster does olivine have?
Olivine is 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What is micas luster?
Mica's luster is translucent, transparent in thin sheets
A hard colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster is a?
Corundum is one possibility, at 9 on the Moh's Scale, sometimes in brilliant shades of red, blue, and other colors, which can have high luster.
Does nickel have a luster?
the answer is luster/
Is a mohs scale used to rank a mineral's luster?
Nope. It is actually the hardness. I'v been trying to find out what the Luster scale is myself....:S
What is the luster of arkose on the mohs scale for hardness?
This is a stupid question because it doesn't make any sense. The luster is the shininess and the Mohl's Scale is for hardness. Check your brain and ask a better question.
Is the Mohs scale used to rank the mineral luster?
No, just the hardness.
Which mineral on the mohs scale has luster?
Luster is simply a way of describing how a mineral reflects light. No minerals absorb 100% of light, so all minerals have some degree of luster.
What type of luster does olivine have?
Olivine is 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
What is micas luster?
Mica's luster is translucent, transparent in thin sheets
Is zinc lustrous?
It is not certain.
How do you identify a mineral or crystal?
You can use hardness(Moh's Hardness Scale), luster, shape, and fracture to identify quartz.
A hard colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster is a?
Corundum is one possibility, at 9 on the Moh's Scale, sometimes in brilliant shades of red, blue, and other colors, which can have high luster.
What are facts about galena?
it has a metallic luster it is shiny and gray it place on the mohs scale is 2.5 its gravity is 7.5 its texture is hard
What is gold's luster?
Yellow, shiny. I don't believe there is a numerical luster scale, just on ordinal one. gold can be polished to as good a reflective surface as any other metal (but some wavelengths will be absorbed thus its yellow color)
Does nickel have a luster?
the answer is luster/
