Hodgkinsonite Luster
Optical Properties of Hodgkinsonite 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. Hodgkinsonite optical properties like luster, clarity, refractive index etc. are used to determine the non-destructive methods during gemstone identification and evaluation.
Hodgkinsonite luster is the quantity of light the crystal reflects when light is incident on it. Hodgkinsonite which is commonly found in Black, Violet, pink, Reddish, Brown, orange color, is Gems in nature. It possess Vitreous luster.