Ettringite Luster
Optical Properties of Ettringite 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. Ettringite optical properties like luster, clarity, refractive index etc. are used to determine the non-destructive methods during gemstone identification and evaluation.
Ettringite luster is the quantity of light the crystal reflects when light is incident on it. Ettringite which is commonly found in Colorless, Yellow, White, Colorless, White color, is Translucent and Transparent in nature. It possess Vitreous luster.