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Types of Luster

Adamantine: A Hard, Brilliant Luster
Adamantine: A Hard, Brilliant Luster

Adamantine: A hard, brilliant luster. Another common nonmetallic luster is called translucent luster, where you can see into the mineral, but not completely through it. A mineral that displays a transparent luster transmits light completely through it, resembling glass.

Greasy
Greasy

Greasy Luster glossary term at minerals.net educational reference guide

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Pearly: The Luster of Pearls
Pearly: The Luster of Pearls

Judging Pearls Luster Luster is a major factor in determining a pearl's value. The more lustrous a pearl is, the more high quality. it's perceived to be—and thus the more expensive it is. A truly lustrous pearl will have a jewel-like glow, with rainbow overtones. When a pearl appears too perfectly white or too dull and chalky, it is of low quality.

Resinous: The Luster of Resin
Resinous: The Luster of Resin

Luster describing yellow, dark orange, or brown minerals with slightly high refractive indices-- honey like, but not necessarily the same color.

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Silky: The Luster of Silk
Silky: The Luster of Silk

Luster of minerals that have a very fine fibrous structure, causing them to display similar optical properties to silk cloth. Actinolite with a Silky Luster Back

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Vitreous: The Luster of Glass
Vitreous: The Luster of Glass

Vitreous Luster glossary term at minerals.net educational reference guide

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