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Lustre
*** Shopping-Tip: Lustre
:''For the file system called Lustre, see
Lustre (file system). For the municipality in Norway, see
Luster, Norway.
:''For the synchronous programming language, see
Lustre programming language
:''There is also a
color grading software called Lustre, developed by
Autodesk Media and Entertainment.''
'''Lustre''' (
American English: '''luster''') is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a
crystal,
rock (geology) rock or
mineral. For example, a
diamond is said to have an ''adamantine'' lustre and
pyrite is said to have a ''metallic'' lustre.
The word ''lustre'' traces its origins back to the
Latin word ''lux'', meaning "light", and generally implies radiance, gloss, or brilliance.
Other descriptive terms used for gems include ''vitreous'', like
glass; ''resinous'', like
amber; ''waxy'', like
jade; ''greasy'', like
soapstone; ''pearly''; and ''silky''.
The term is also used to describe other items with a particular sheen (for example,
Cloth fabric, especially
silk and
satin, or
metals).
See also
*
Hornblende for a description of lustrous
ores.
Category:Mineralogy
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