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Yes, all minerals have a luster which helps people to identify them. Silver has a metallic luster which means that it reflects light just like metallic objects that you might find around your house. Other types of luster include: waxy, pearly, satiny, and earthy.
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What is the luster of tungsten?
Tungsten has a medium to high luster, shines like silver
What mineral shines like metal?
Most metallic minerals have a metallic luster on freshly fractured surfaces. Silver and gold are examples of minerals with metallic luster.
What is the following minerals has metallic luster silver color black streak and contains iron?
Graphite
What is an example of something with luster?
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...
What is the luster of phosphorus?
Luster of tin
What is the luster of silver?
people
What is the luster of tungsten?
Tungsten has a medium to high luster, shines like silver
What is matte silver?
It is a tone of gray in the same shade as silver, but without silver's luster.
What is the Aluminum color and luster?
Aluminum is silver/gray in color and has a shiny luster.
What is Silvery luster?
It's the way silver shines.
What mineral has metalic luster silver color black streak and contains iron?
Magnetite.Has metallic luster, silver color, black streak, and contains (Fe) Iron.
Is the luster of silver jewerly a physical property?
Shiny and silvery are not chemical properties. These are physical properties.
Is luster of silver jewelry considered a chemical or physical property?
The luster of silver jewelry is considered a physical property. Luster refers to the way a material reflects light, and in the case of silver jewelry, its shiny and reflective appearance is a physical characteristic that can be observed without any chemical reactions occurring.
What makes silver shiny?
the fact that it is a metal and has the properties of metals. something being shiny means that it has luster, and luster is a property of metals.
What are graphite schist's qualities?
it has a metallic luster usually silver and black :)
Gold and Silver is mostly used in making jwellery, due to?
because of their luster
Are there any silver necklaces or pendants that do not tarnish?
Yes, if you purchase a real sterling silver item, it will keep it's luster.
