Diaphaniety of Minerals

Diaphaniety of Minerals

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Diaphaniety of Minerals

Definition

From Webster’s Second Edition:

dī"·åphä·nė´i·ty, n. [Greek diapheia, transparency, from diaphanes, transparent; dia-, through, and phainein, to show.] the quality of being transparent.

Diaphaniety

MINERAL COUNT

Nearly opaque

4

Opaque

897

Opaque to subtranslucent

6

Opaque to translucent

12

Semitranslucent

1

Subopaque

15

Subopaque to Opaque

2

Subtranslucent

17

Subtranslucent to Opaque

65

Subtranslucent to translucent to opaque

1

Subtransparent

4

Subtransparent to Opaque

8

Subtransparent to subtranslucent

7

Subtransparent to translucent

14

Subtransparent to translucent to opaque

2

Translucent

362

Translucent to Opaque

144

Translucent to Subopaque

23

Translucent to Subtranslucent

1

Translucent to subtranslucent

33

Translucent to subtranslucent to opaque

6

Translucent to transparent

29

Transparent

923

Transparent to Dull

1

Transparent to Opaque

28

Transparent to Semiopaque

1

Transparent to Subopaque

21

Transparent to Subtranslucent

36

Transparent to Subtransparent to translucent

13

Transparent to Translucent

801

Transparent to translucent to opaque

29

Transparent to translucent to subtranslucent

1

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