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Luster is not apart of any minerals and the best place to get luster is in Africa were there is most Rocks and other thingsWE WILL TAKE YOUR STUFF IF YOU CAN BEAT ME IN A RACE TO AFRICA MY BEST IS 80mins.
some minerals have a metallic lustre, like galena (PbS) ans look like pieces of metal. Most minerals (maybe all?) with metallic lustre are opaque (do not alow light through). Metally looking is generally a good way to decide if it is metallic or not, but other similar discripticve terms are:Adamantine lustre: More shiny/reflective than glass (which has a vitreous lustre), but usually only occurs on minerals which are translucent or transpherent and which have a high refractive index, such as zircon.Greasy lustre: similar to metallic, often on opaque minerals. semi metallic but with variatons in texture and not quite as shiny as a metallic lustre. Graphite tends to have a semi metallic to greasy lustre.make sure that when you check for lustre on a sample, you look at a fresh face of the crystle, not one which is worn, weathered, altered in some way or too granular.
Rhyolite is a type of igneous felsic rock. It is known for its gray and variable texture that can be glassy, porphyritic, or aphanitic. It can be a combination of minerals like plagioclase, sanidine, or quartz with additional minerals like hornblende or biotite.
A metal has luster and conducts heat and electricity. Most of the elements are metals and plastic
Most metals are shiney, particulary after cleaning them, from what i remember, its due to the electrons moving and reflecting light. Try looking up physical properties of metals.
Most metallic minerals have a metallic luster on freshly fractured surfaces. Silver and gold are examples of minerals with metallic luster.
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.
Yes, all minerals have a luster which helps people to identify them. Brass has a metallic luster which means that it reflects light just like metallic objects that you might find around your house. Most minerals have a nonmetallic luster. Other types of luster include: waxy, pearly, satiny, and earthy.
All elements have luster, just different types. Metals have very shiny lusters. Nonmetals have very dull lusters. Metalloids are usually a mixture of the two, or one of the other. For example, Silicon is very brittle (like most nonmetals are) but has a shiny luster (like most metals)
Malleable Good Conducters Luster(Very shiny) Ductile
Luster is not apart of any minerals and the best place to get luster is in africa were there is most Rocks and other thingsWE WILL TAKE YOUR STUFF IF YOU CAN BEAT ME IN A RACE TO AFRICA MY BEST IS 80mins.
Luster is not apart of any minerals and the best place to get luster is in Africa were there is most Rocks and other thingsWE WILL TAKE YOUR STUFF IF YOU CAN BEAT ME IN A RACE TO AFRICA MY BEST IS 80mins.
Most extrusive igneous rocks are usually shiny and smooth. This is because, they cool, solidify, and crystalize rapidly on the earth's surface, where there is less obstruction, and no enclosures.
This is called the luster of the mineral.The luster of a mineral is the way its surface reflects light. Most terms used to describe luster are self-explanatory: metallic, earthy, waxy, greasy, vitreous (glassy), adamantine (or brilliant, as in a faceted diamond).
Someone said, "No. Most minerals have a variety of different colors." but that isn't true. Minerals and rocks can be classified by color, streak, luster, cleavage, hardness, and specific gravity. Hope this helps! By: Fizzycandy10
some minerals have a metallic lustre, like galena (PbS) ans look like pieces of metal. Most minerals (maybe all?) with metallic lustre are opaque (do not alow light through). Metally looking is generally a good way to decide if it is metallic or not, but other similar discripticve terms are:Adamantine lustre: More shiny/reflective than glass (which has a vitreous lustre), but usually only occurs on minerals which are translucent or transpherent and which have a high refractive index, such as zircon.Greasy lustre: similar to metallic, often on opaque minerals. semi metallic but with variatons in texture and not quite as shiny as a metallic lustre. Graphite tends to have a semi metallic to greasy lustre.make sure that when you check for lustre on a sample, you look at a fresh face of the crystle, not one which is worn, weathered, altered in some way or too granular.
Solid metals are often shiny, ductile(can be pulled into wires), malleable(can be hammered into thin sheets), and good condutors of heat and electricity. Hope this helped!