Bustamite Luster
Optical Properties of Bustamite are its behavioral responses towards light. While few optical properties can be identified with naked eyes, other require special instruments by the gemologists to identify them. Bustamite optical properties like luster, clarity, refractive index etc. are used to determine the non-destructive methods during gemstone identification and evaluation.
Bustamite luster is the quantity of light the crystal reflects when light is incident on it. Bustamite which is commonly found in Reddish, Brown, Red, pink, pink color, is Translucent and Transparent in nature. It possess Vitreous luster.