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The luster scale is a measure of how light is reflected off the surface of a mineral. It describes the appearance of a mineral's surface based on its shininess or dullness. There are different categories of luster, such as metallic, vitreous (glassy), pearly, and dull.

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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


Is the Mohs scale used to rank the mineral luster?

No, just the hardness.


Which mineral on the mohs scale has luster?

Luster is simply a way of describing how a mineral reflects light. No minerals absorb 100% of light, so all minerals have some degree of luster.


What is the luster of arkose on the mohs scale for hardness?

Arkose typically has a luster ranging from dull to earthy due to its composition of quartz, feldspar, and other minerals. On the Mohs scale of hardness, arkose has a hardness of around 6-7, depending on the specific mineral content and composition.


What is the hardness and luster of limestone?

limestone's hardness is 3-4 and it does not have a luster it's main constituent is the mineral calcite, and has a vitreous or glass luster.


How do you identify a mineral or crystal?

You can use hardness(Moh's Hardness Scale), luster, shape, and fracture to identify quartz.


What is micas luster?

Mica has a vitreous to pearly luster, which means it appears shiny like glass and has a somewhat reflective quality due to its layered structure. This luster is caused by the reflection of light off the mineral's smooth, flat surfaces.


What are facts about galena?

it has a metallic luster it is shiny and gray it place on the mohs scale is 2.5 its gravity is 7.5 its texture is hard


What is the hardness and luster of tuff?

"Tuff", a rock made up of volcanic ash and other things, is not a mineral, so it has no hardness index or luster.


What is the hardness luster and streak color of a diamond?

A diamond is the hardest natural substance, scoring a 10 on the Mohs scale. It has a brilliant luster due to its high refractive index. The streak color of a diamond is colorless, as it does not leave a streak on a streak plate.


What is gold's luster?

Yellow, shiny. I don't believe there is a numerical luster scale, just on ordinal one. gold can be polished to as good a reflective surface as any other metal (but some wavelengths will be absorbed thus its yellow color)


Do diamonds have luster metallic?

Diamonds do not have a metallic luster; diamond luster is adamantine to waxy.