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What are three visible properties of minerals?
Three visible properties of minerals are color, luster (appearance of the surface in light), and crystal shape or habit.
Silky greasy glassy and pearly refer to a mineral's .?
These words indicate the luster of a mineral.
If a mineral has a metallic shine to it which property is being measured?
The metallic shine of a mineral indicates its luster, which is a characteristic property describing how light interacts with its surface. Luster can be classified into various types, such as metallic, vitreous, or pearly, depending on the appearance. A metallic luster suggests that the mineral reflects light similarly to metals, which often have a shiny, reflective quality.
The amount of shine a mineral has describes its what?
Its called Luster. :/
Is a mohs scale used to rank a mineral's luster?
Nope. It is actually the hardness. I'v been trying to find out what the Luster scale is myself....:S
What are the three types of mineral mineral luster?
1.metallic 2. non metallic 3.sub metallic
How many types of nonmetallic luster are there?
There are three common types of nonmetallic luster: vitreous (glassy), pearly, and resinous. These types describe the appearance of a mineral's surface when light is reflected off of it.
What are facts about luster?
The Luster of a mineral is it's appearance in the light. Also there are two types of Luster, metallic and nonmetallic.
What term describes how a mineral shines?
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.
What are the two main types of luster mineral?
Metallic and non-metallic.
The shininess of a mineral is a helpful diagnostic property termed?
Luster. Luster refers to the way light interacts with the surface of a mineral. Minerals can exhibit different types of luster, such as metallic, vitreous, pearly, or dull, which provides clues for identifying them.
What is the mineral with glassy luster often clean or milky white?
The mineral with glassy luster, and milky white is Quartz
What is the shininess of a mineral called?
The shininess of a mineral is known as it's luster. It is one of the many physical properties that are used to help classify minerals.
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface is called?
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface is called luster. Luster describes how light is reflected off a mineral's surface and can be used to help identify the mineral. Minerals can have different types of luster, such as metallic, vitreous, pearly, dull, or greasy.
What is a description of luster?
Luster refers to the way light interacts with the surface of a mineral, creating a metallic, glassy, or dull appearance. It can help identify a mineral's physical properties and is commonly used in mineral identification.
What mineral has a plastic luster?
luster
What are three visible properties of minerals?
Three visible properties of minerals are color, luster (appearance of the surface in light), and crystal shape or habit.
