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Lustre is one name, and specular would be another. Fools gold (iron pyrites) demonstrates this sufficiently as to deceive the ignorant.
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What is The shiny appearance of metal called?
Luster- how light reflects of an object (usually a mineral).
How light reflects from a mineral's surfrace?
it can only reflect off a minerals surface if it had the luster of glassy, metallic or pearly if the mineral is whats called dull the darkness of that mineral cannot obsorb the light like the brighter minerals can
What is the difference between luster and streak?
Luster is the way a mineral reflects in the light. Streak is the color of a mineral in powdered form.
What kind of mineral reflects light?
I think your question needs to be more specific, because everything visible, reflects light. If an object reflected no light, it would be invisible to us. Did you mean to ask which minerals are metallic and shiny, or which are transparent and able to be cut and faceted, like gems?
What is the property of luster in science?
Luster refers to how a mineral reflects light. It is usually metallic, glassy, or dull. Luster can also used to describe different kinds of minerals.
What is it called when the surface reflects light on a mineral?
It is called the equalight
What is the way the surface of a mineral reflects light called?
its called luster
What is the property of a mineral can be determined based on the way light reflects off its surface?
The property of a mineral that is determined by how light reflects from its surface is called, "Luster".
The property of a mineral that shows how it reflects light is called?
Luster
What is a mineral property that describes the way light reflects from the mineral?
The property that describes a mineral's surface shines is called luster.
Light reflecting and transmission characteristics of a mineral?
The characteristic of a mineral that reflects light is called luster. Diaphaneity or transparency is the characteristics that allow the transmission of light.
What is the shininess of metals called?
Luster- how light reflects of an object (usually a mineral).
When a mineral reflects light it can have a metallic a nonmetic or a brilliant?
When a mineral reflects light it can have a metallic a nonmetallic or a brilliant luster
What is The shiny appearance of metal called?
Luster- how light reflects of an object (usually a mineral).
What refers to the way light reflects from the surface from the surface of a mineral?
luster
The way a mineral reflects the light?
Luster
The way a mineral reflects light is its?
me dont no
