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The words waxy, pearly, and dull describe a mineral's luster.
What can be shiny or pearly is a minerals luster.
The Luster of a mineral is it's appearance in the light. Also there are two types of Luster, metallic and nonmetallic.
Luster is the light reflection a mineral has, which can be broken down into categories like metallic, silky, and dull. The luster dictates what type of mineral it is.
Luster
These words indicate the luster of a mineral.
The words waxy, pearly, and dull describe a mineral's luster.
glossy, or pearly
These are terms that reference the mineral's luster (or lustre).
Minerals can be identified by such as their color, streak, luster, and their hardness. What does streak, and luster mean?Streak-- Is the color of a mineral's powder for example: talc is a mineral and it is also powder and its streak is white.Luster-- Is the way a mineral reflects light from it's surface for example: glassy, pearly, silky, metallic and earthy can be words to describe luster.
the luster for gypsum is Vitreous to pearly
the luster for gypsum is Vitreous to pearly
What can be shiny or pearly is a minerals luster.
the way a surface reflects light is called talc luster
dull to pearly to subvitreous
Luster describes how shiny or opaque a mineral is.
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