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