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    This document describes six different types of mineral luster: vitreous/glassy, earthy/dull, silky, pearly, and submetallic. It provides examples of each luster type using minerals like quartz, kaolin, and sphalerite and compares the appearances to materials like glass, dried mud, silk, mother-of-pearl, and pewter metal.

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    This document describes six different types of mineral luster: vitreous/glassy, earthy/dull, silky, pearly, and submetallic. It provides examples of each luster type using minerals like quartz, kaolin, and sphalerite and compares the appearances to materials like glass, dried mud, silk, mother-of-pearl, and pewter metal.

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    This document describes six different types of mineral luster: vitreous/glassy, earthy/dull, silky, pearly, and submetallic. It provides examples of each luster type using minerals like quartz, kaolin, and sphalerite and compares the appearances to materials like glass, dried mud, silk, mother-of-pearl, and pewter metal.

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    Luster Image Description

    Vitreous/glassy Surface is shiny like glass

    Quartz crystals

    Earthy/dull
    Dull, like dried mud or clay

    Kaolin specimen showing


    dull or earthy luster

    Silky Soft shine like silk fabric

    Specimen showing silky


    luster

    Pearly Like the inside of a clam shell or mother-of-pearl

    Specimen showing pearly


    luster

    Has the appearance of dull metal, like pewter.


    Submetallic These minerals would usually still be
    Submetallic luster on considered metallic. Submetallic appearance can occur
    sphalerite in metallic minerals because of weathering.

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