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Adamantine Luster ... Vitreous - the most common luster, it simply means the look of glass ... Submetallic Luster Vitreous Luster Dull Luster...
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www.galleries.com/minerals/property/luster.htm
www.galleries.com/minerals/property/luster.htm
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Vitreous - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vitreous may refer to: •A glass •Vitreous enamel, a coating on metal, glass or ceramic •Vitreous lustre, a glassy luster or sheen on a mineral surface •Vitreous humour, a clear gel that fills the spa...
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Luster describing minerals with reflective properties similar to that of glass.
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www.minerals.net/glossary/terms/v/vitreous.htm
www.minerals.net/glossary/terms/v/vitreous.htm
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Vitreous - This luster accounts for roughly 70 percent of all minerals. Minerals with a vitreous luster have reflective properties similar to glass. Most of the silicates, carbonates, phosphates, sulfates, halides, and hydroxides have a vitreous luster.
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www.minerals.net/resource/property/luster.htm
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The other stones nearly all have what is called vitreous luster (literally, glass like), yet owing to difference of hardness, and consequent minute differences in fineness of surface finish, the keenness of this vitreous luster varies slightly in different stones, and a trained eye can obtain clues to the identity...
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www.jjkent.com/articles/lustre-gem-stones.htm
www.jjkent.com/articles/lustre-gem-stones.htm
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Quartz displays glassy or vitreous luster. ... Quartz sets the standard for glassy (vitreous) luster, especially in clear crystals like these. ... The luster defined...
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geology.about.com/od/mineral_ident/ig/lusters/qtzspears...
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vitreous luster, heat conductivity, electrical conductivity: Hi Dean, If you have experience as a jeweler does working with diamonds you can separate diamonds from imitations based on their luster. Diamonds have an Adamantine Luster as opposed to Glass, Sapphire and other gemstones having a Vitreous Luster ...
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en.allexperts.com/q/Jewelry-Gems-Minerals-689/Tell-real...
en.allexperts.com/q/Jewelry-Gems-Minerals-689/Tell-real-diamonds-fake.htm
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