Any type of metal. This can include (but isn't limited to) potassium, magnesium, calcium, tantalum, tungsten, etc.
The shininess of the metal is known as its luster. Luster refers to the way light interacts with the surface of a mineral, rock, or metal, and it can vary from metallic to dull.
These words indicate the luster of a mineral.
Its called Luster. :/
Nope. It is actually the hardness. I'v been trying to find out what the Luster scale is myself....:S
Depending on the variety, feldspars can range from adamantine to glassy in luster.
luster
The term for the way a mineral reflects light is known as its "luster." Luster describes how light interacts with the surface of a mineral, with terms such as metallic, vitreous, pearly, or dull used to categorize the type of luster a mineral possesses.
It is the shine of the mineral.
It is the shine of the mineral.
luster
If a mineral has a shiny luster, is it matallicIf a mineral has no shiny luster, is it nonmetallic?
The shininess of the metal is known as its luster. Luster refers to the way light interacts with the surface of a mineral, rock, or metal, and it can vary from metallic to dull.
Luster is the way a mineral reflects light.
These words indicate the luster of a mineral.
The term that describes how a mineral shines is luster. Luster refers to the way light reflects off the surface of a mineral, and there are different types of luster such as metallic, vitreous (glassy), pearly, and earthy.
Luster describes how shiny or opaque a mineral is.
Its called Luster. :/