Luster is: "The reflection of light from the surface of a mineral, described by its quality and intensity; the appearance of a mineral in reflected light."
Common descriptive words would be glassy, dull, earthy, waxy, vitreous, metallic, etc...
Yes. The question is what TYPE of luster. Luster is, to put it in layman's terms, a description of how "shiny" something is. Everything has a luster; it could be metallic, greasy, or flat.
Luster means that something has a shiny or glossy surface. Basalt is a rock that does not have a luster at all.
A glassy luster appears smooth and reflective, like a piece of glass, while a metallic luster appears shiny and reflective like metal. Glassy luster is typically seen in non-metallic minerals such as quartz, whereas metallic luster is characteristic of metals and certain metallic minerals.
Diamonds do not have a metallic luster; diamond luster is adamantine to waxy.
A luster test is used to determine the appearance of a mineral's surface shine or reflectivity. It involves observing how light interacts with the mineral's surface to categorize its luster as metallic, submetallic, vitreous, pearly, adamantine, silky, or resinous. This test can be helpful in identifying minerals.
The word applies to anything that shines or reflects light, Satin is an example
Luster means something gloss, or having a shiny surface.
MetallicNickel's Lustre is Metallic.Lustre/Luster is the description of how light shines on something.
non metals has no luster and is a poor conductor
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Copper
Silicon is something that has a shiny luster even though it is naturally quite brittle. Other things with a shiny luster include mineral quartz, metallic hematite, and galena.
The word 'luster' is both a noun and a verb.The noun 'luster' is a word for the visual property of something that shines with reflected light; a surface coating for ceramics, porcelain, metal, etc.; a word for a thing.The verb 'luster' is to coat something with a glossy finish.
MetallicNickel's Lustre is Metallic.Lustre/Luster is the description of how light shines on something.
Luster means something gloss, or having a shiny surface.
Yes. The question is what TYPE of luster. Luster is, to put it in layman's terms, a description of how "shiny" something is. Everything has a luster; it could be metallic, greasy, or flat.
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