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Lustre (British English) or luster (American English; see spelling differences) is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral.[1]

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  1. 71 relations: Adularescence, Amber, American English, Anthracite, Asbestos, Asterism (gemology), Aventurescence, Aventurine, Beryl, British English, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcedony, Chatoyancy, Chewing gum, Chrysoberyl, Cinnabar, Cleavage (crystal), Cordierite, Corundum, Crystal, Cubic zirconia, Cuprite, Diamond, Diopside, DK (publisher), Fluorite, Fuchsite, Galena, Garnet, Gemological Institute of America, Glass, Glitter, Gypsum, Ideal surface, Iridescence, Iron oxide, Jade, Jadeite, Kaolinite, Labradorite, Lambertian reflectance, Latin, Magnetite, Mineral, Moonstone (gemstone), Muscovite, Opal, Oxford University Press, Pearl, ... Expand index (21 more) »

Adularescence

Adularescence is an optical phenomenon that is produced in gemstones like moonstone. Lustre (mineralogy) and Adularescence are mineralogy.

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Amber

Amber is fossilized tree resin.

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American English

American English (AmE), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

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Anthracite

Anthracite, also known as hard coal and black coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic lustre.

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Asbestos

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral.

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Asterism (gemology)

An asterism is a star-shaped concentration of light reflected or refracted from a gemstone.

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Aventurescence

In gemology, aventurescence (sometimes called aventurization) is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gems.

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Aventurine

Aventurine is a form of quartzite, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence.

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Beryl

Beryl is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18.

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British English

British English is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain.

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Calcite

Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

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Cerussite

Cerussite (also known as lead carbonate or white lead ore) is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate (PbCO3), and is an important ore of lead.

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Chalcedony

Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite.

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Chatoyancy

In gemology, chatoyancy, also called chatoyance or the cat's eye effect, is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones, woods, and carbon fiber. Lustre (mineralogy) and chatoyancy are mineralogy.

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Chewing gum

Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed.

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Chrysoberyl

The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4.

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Cinnabar

Cinnabar, or cinnabarite, also known as mercurblende is the bright scarlet to brick-red form of mercury(II) sulfide (HgS).

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Cleavage (crystal)

Cleavage, in mineralogy and materials science, is the tendency of crystalline materials to split along definite crystallographic structural planes.

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Cordierite

Cordierite (mineralogy) or iolite (gemology) is a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate.

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Corundum

Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminium oxide typically containing traces of iron, titanium, vanadium, and chromium.

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Crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

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Cubic zirconia

Cubic zirconia (abbreviated CZ) is the cubic crystalline form of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2).

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Cuprite

Cuprite is an oxide mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu2O, and is a minor ore of copper.

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Diamond

Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.

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Diopside

Diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral with composition.

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DK (publisher)

Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages.

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Fluorite

Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2.

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Fuchsite

Fuchsite, also known as chrome mica, is a chromium (Cr)-rich variety of the mineral muscovite, belonging to the mica group of phyllosilicate minerals, with the chemical formula.

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Galena

Galena, also called lead glance, is the natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide (PbS).

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Garnet

Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.

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Gemological Institute of America

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is a nonprofit institute based in Carlsbad, California.

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Glass

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid.

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Glitter

Glitter is an assortment of flat, small, reflective particles that are precision cut and come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

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Gypsum

Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula.

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Ideal surface

An ideal solid surface is flat, rigid, perfectly smooth, and chemically homogeneous, and has zero contact angle hysteresis.

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Iridescence

Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear gradually to change colour as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes.

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Iron oxide

Iron oxides are chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen.

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Jade

Jade is an umbrella term for two different types of decorative rocks used for jewelry or ornaments.

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Jadeite

Jadeite is a pyroxene mineral with composition NaAlSi2O6.

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Kaolinite

Kaolinite (also called kaolin) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition: Al2Si2O5(OH)4.

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Labradorite

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) is a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral first identified in Labrador, Canada, which can display an iridescent effect (schiller).

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Lambertian reflectance

Lambertian reflectance is the property that defines an ideal "matte" or diffusely reflecting surface.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Magnetite

Magnetite is a mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula.

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Mineral

In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form. Lustre (mineralogy) and mineral are mineralogy.

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Moonstone (gemstone)

Moonstone is a sodium potassium aluminium silicate ((Na,K)AlSi3O8) of the feldspar group that displays a pearly and opalescent schiller.

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Muscovite

Muscovite (also known as common mica, isinglass, or potash mica) is a hydrated phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium with formula KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2, or (KF)2(Al2O3)3(SiO2)6(H2O).

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Opal

Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O); its water content may range from 3% to 21% by weight, but is usually between 6% and 10%.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Pearl

A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids.

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Pleochroism

Pleochroism is an optical phenomenon in which a substance has different colors when observed at different angles, especially with polarized light. Lustre (mineralogy) and Pleochroism are mineralogy.

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Pyrite

The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide).

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Quartz

Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).

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Reflection (physics)

Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated.

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Refractive index

In optics, the refractive index (or refraction index) of an optical medium is a dimensionless number that gives the indication of the light bending ability of that medium.

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Resin

In polymer chemistry and materials science, a resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers.

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Rock (geology)

In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.

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Ruby

Ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide).

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Rutile

Rutile is an oxide mineral composed of titanium dioxide (TiO2), the most common natural form of TiO2.

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Selenite (mineral)

Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum.

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Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.

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Sphalerite

Sphalerite is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula.

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Spinel

Spinel is the magnesium/aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals.

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Stilbite

Stilbite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group.

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Tiger's eye

Tiger's eye (also called tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown colour and a silky lustre.

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Topaz

Topaz is a silicate mineral made of aluminum and fluorine with the chemical formula AlSiO(F, OH).

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Tourmaline

Tourmaline is a crystalline silicate mineral group in which boron is compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium.

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Ulexite

Ulexite sometimes called TV rock or TV stone due to its unusual optical properties, is a hydrous borate hydroxide of sodium and calcium with the chemical formula.

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Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains (p), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through the Russian Federation, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan.

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Wax

Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures.

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Zircon

Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lustre_(mineralogy)

Also known as Adamantine luster, Adamantine lustre, Diamond luster, Luster (mineralogy), Lustrous, Mineral luster, Mineral lustre, Schiller effect, Subvitreous, Vireous, Vitreous luster, Vitreous lustre.

, Pleochroism, Pyrite, Quartz, Reflection (physics), Refractive index, Resin, Rock (geology), Ruby, Rutile, Selenite (mineral), Silk, Sphalerite, Spinel, Stilbite, Tiger's eye, Topaz, Tourmaline, Ulexite, Ural Mountains, Wax, Zircon.