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'''Luster''' is the surface appearance of a substance, or the manner in which it reflects light. The luster of [[minerals]] varies with the nature of their surfaces. A variation in the quantity of light reflected produces different degrees of [[intensity]] of luster; a variation in the nature of the reflecting surface produces different kinds of luster.
'''Kinds of Luster''' - The kinds of luster recognized are as follows:
#[[Metallic]]
#[[Sub-Metallic]]
#[[Non-Metallic]]
::A. [[Adamantine]]
::B. [[Vitreous]]
::C. [[Resinous]]
::D. [[Greasy]]
::E. [[Pearly]]
::F. [[Silky]]
'''Degrees of Luster''' - The ''degrees of intensity'' of luster are classified as follows:
#[[Splendent]]
#[[Shining]]
#[[Glistening]]
#[[Glimmering]]
#[[Dull]]
==Sources==
*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)
*Dana, Edward S. and Ford, William E. ''Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy - Fourth Edition'', John Wiley and Sons: New York (1932)
'''Kinds of Luster''' - The kinds of luster recognized are as follows:
#[[Metallic]]
#[[Sub-Metallic]]
#[[Non-Metallic]]
::A. [[Adamantine]]
::B. [[Vitreous]]
::C. [[Resinous]]
::D. [[Greasy]]
::E. [[Pearly]]
::F. [[Silky]]
'''Degrees of Luster''' - The ''degrees of intensity'' of luster are classified as follows:
#[[Splendent]]
#[[Shining]]
#[[Glistening]]
#[[Glimmering]]
#[[Dull]]
==Sources==
*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)
*Dana, Edward S. and Ford, William E. ''Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy - Fourth Edition'', John Wiley and Sons: New York (1932)