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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