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