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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.
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-'''Kinds of Luster''' - The kinds of luster recognized are as follows:
-[[Image:Mineral.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Non-metallic minerals of varying luster]]
-#[[Metallic]]
-#[[Sub-metallic]]
-#[[Non-metallic]]
-::A. [[Adamantine]]
-::B. [[Vitreous luster|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 luster|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)
-==External links==
-*[http://www.galleries.com/minerals/property/luster.htm What is Luster?], ''Amethyst Galleries''.
-[[Category:Mineralogy]]