It Describes How The Mineral Sparkles In Light. Marble is used for construction countertops and carvings and may be a source for magnesium. The light then continues on upwards and we have a choice.
Metallic also known as splendent Submetallic. The term luster refers to the quantity and quality of the light which is reflected from a minerals exterior surfaces. It sparkles like glitter is the color of silver glitter it rubs off like glitter it gets stuck to your hands for 3 days despite repeated attempts to wash the dang stuff off like glitter.
Minerals that are opaque and shiny such as pyrite have a metallic luster.
Marble is used for construction countertops and carvings and may be a source for magnesium. In the Minerals unit we learned that color is not usually reliable for identifying minerals. Origin of your Samples. Luster describes the reflection of light off a minerals surface.
