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