Lustre

Here you will find gemstones recognized for the type of shine they wear.

The nature of the light reflected by minerals is one of the means of collecting them.

There are different types of gloss:

Metal, the shine of metals,

Adamantine, the shine of diamonds;

Glassy, ​​the shine of broken glass,

Resin-like, the luster of yellow resin, like that of amber,

Pearly, like pearls

Silky, like silk.

These shines have varying levels of intensity that are either sparkling, shimmery, shimmer or shimmery. When there is a total absence of shine, the mineral is listed as dull.

By clicking on the 'shine' category you will see all the different gemstones with different types of shine. If you want to search by type of shine, click on your desired shine on the right.

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