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How shiny a rock or crystal is.
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Does quartz have a non metallic luster?
yes it is not a metal, but a crystal
How do you identify a mineral or crystal?
You can use hardness(Moh's Hardness Scale), luster, shape, and fracture to identify quartz.
Does pyrite have luster?
All minerals have luster. There are different types of luster. Pyrite has metallic luster.
What is onyx luster?
the luster is waxy and silky
What are the 6 properties used to identify mineral?
In a hand sample/specimen you can the properties used to identify minerals are luster, diaphaneity, color, streak, luminescence, play of colors, crystal shape, tenacity, cleavage, hardness, specific gravity and density, magnetism, electrical properties, reaction to acid.
What is shiny luster?
crystal
What is the difference between crystal and luster?
Luster is a property of minerals that describes their appearance. A crystal is the structure that minerals possess due to the arrangement of their atomic particles.
Why is luster a physical property?
Luster is an optical phenomenon, the effect of interaction between light and a crystal.
Does quartz have a non metallic luster?
yes it is not a metal, but a crystal
Is carbon shiny luster?
Only as a diamond crystal.
Is sulfer luster?
"Luster" is a term used to characterize a mineral(Reflection of a light). Sulfur Lustre or luster is Adamantine on on crystal faces,glimmering on fracture surfaces!
What is the difference between a crystal and luster?
Luster is a property of minerals that describes their appearance. A crystal is the structure that minerals possess due to the arrangement of their atomic particles.
Is luster an intensive property?
Yes, as far as the optical phenomenon or the effect of interaction between light and a crystal is meant by 'luster'.
What do symmetrical crystal shapes indicate about a mineral?
It indicates that it is a metallic luster
What do symmetrical crystal shapes indicate about mineral?
It indicates that it is a metallic luster
What is luster on a mineral?
Luster (or Lustre) is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal,rock or mineral - For example a metallic lustre or silky lustre.
What is a minerals is luster?
Luster (or Lustre) is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal,rock or mineral - For example a metallic lustre or silky lustre.
