luster
A mineral's ability to reflect light refers to its luster. Luster describes how light is reflected from the mineral's surface, typically classified as metallic or non-metallic.
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The shininess of a mineral is known as it's luster. It is one of the many physical properties that are used to help classify minerals.
No, a mineral's ability to reflect light does not refer to streak. Streak is the color of the powder left by a mineral when it is scraped across a rough surface. The ability of a mineral to reflect light is usually related to its luster, which describes how light interacts with the mineral's surface.
Words that mean "not based on color or "having no color" include achromatic (the literary meaning is colorless).
The property that describes how a mineral's surface shines is called luster. Luster refers to the appearance of light reflected off a mineral's surface, and can be categorized as metallic or non-metallic.
The property that describes a mineral's surface shines is called luster.
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A "beam" or "ray" of light would best describe the light that shines from a flashlight.
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lustre
The property that refers to the way light bounces off a mineral is known as luster. Luster describes how light reflects off the surface of a mineral, which can range from metallic to non-metallic in appearance.
The term that describes a mineral's resistance to breaking or deforming is hardness. Hardness is a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched, and is determined using the Mohs scale of hardness which ranks minerals from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest).
The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is called luster. Luster describes how the surface of a mineral shines or reflects light, and it can be described as metallic, vitreous (glassy), pearly, earthy, or dull.
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