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'''Kinds of Luster''' - The kinds of luster recognized are as follows: | '''Kinds of Luster''' - The kinds of luster recognized are as follows: | ||
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#[[Sub-metallic]] | #[[Sub-metallic]] | ||
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*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987) | *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) | *Dana, Edward S. and Ford, William E. ''Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy - Fourth Edition'', John Wiley and Sons: New York (1932) | ||
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| + | *[http://www.galleries.com/minerals/property/luster.htm What is Luster?], ''Amethyst Galleries''. | ||
[[Category:Mineralogy]] | [[Category:Mineralogy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:23, January 24, 2010
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:
Degrees of Luster - The degrees of intensity of luster are classified as follows:
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)
External links
- What is Luster?, Amethyst Galleries.