luster
It is the shine of the mineral.
It is the shine of the mineral.
The term for the way a mineral reflects light is known as its "luster." Luster describes how light interacts with the surface of a mineral, with terms such as metallic, vitreous, pearly, or dull used to categorize the type of luster a mineral possesses.
luster
If a mineral has a shiny luster, is it matallicIf a mineral has no shiny luster, is it nonmetallic?
Luster is the way a mineral reflects light.
These words indicate the luster of a mineral.
The term that describes how a mineral shines is luster. Luster refers to the way light reflects off the surface of a mineral, and there are different types of luster such as metallic, vitreous (glassy), pearly, and earthy.
Its called Luster. :/
Luster describes how shiny or opaque a mineral is.
A non-metallic mineral such as quartz or calcite.
Luster.