Lustre Collection

Zircon cut stones
Cut stones showing the natural colour range and lustre of zircon. Zircon is the birthstone of December. It comprises of (zirconium silicate) and is not the same as the artificial gem cubic zircona

Mica schist is a rock resulting from the metamorphism of shale. Specimen originates from Grantown-on-Spey, Murrayshire

Coloured and Decorated Glass, Plate 151, showing a range of lustres, bowls, vases and jars. Date: circa 1880s

Glazed octagonal tiles. 13th-14th centuries. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

The Sparkling Lustre of Parisian Nights - fashion models, 1927 - sequins and diamante add brilliance to the gay city from Drecoll and Worth Date: 1927

An advertisement for White Lustre Starch. And Gilbert S. Craveys Corn Starch

The Lustre Jug (1934). Luke, John 1906-1975. Date: 1934

Sphalerite
Drusy aggregates of black lustrous crystals. Sphalerite or zinc blende comprised of (zinc iron sulphide). Specimen from Nenthead, Cumbria

Ammonite, scaphites nodosus
A Cretaceous ammonite from Badlands, South Dakota, USA. This specimen retains much of its original shell giving it a beautiful pearly lustre

Strontianite comprises of strontium carbonate with white spiky crystals and derives from the aragonite group. This specimen is from the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lingula beani, brachiopod
This Jurassic lingulid brachiopod from Yorkshire is a tongue shaped brachiopod, and is composed of calcium phosphate with a shiny lustre which contrasts here with the clay matrix

Celestite
A mass of celestite crystals. Celestite is strontium sulphate and is the source of red colours in fireworks

Kosmoceras acutistriatum, ammonite
This Jurassic ammonite from Wiltshire, England occurs in a fine-grained shale, but has been severely flattened. However, the original lustre of the shell has been retained

Chondrodite
Chondrolite comprises of (magnesium iron silicate fluoride hydroxide) and often occurs in a granular form in crystalline limestones. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Molybdenite comprises of (molybdenum sulphide) and is a very soft, highly lustrous metallic mineral. Specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Scaphites nodosus, ammonite
This Cretaceous ammonite originates from The Badlands, South Dakota, U.S.A. This specimen retains much of its original shell giving it a beautiful pearly lustre

Zircons
Faceted zircons showing various colours and high lustre, from Sri Lanka. Zircon comprises of (zirconium silicate) and is not the same as the artificial gem cubic zircona

Unfinished painting of a woman by David Wright
Unfinished painting of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, by David Wright, Britains foremost pin-up artist of the wartime era. Date: c.1944

Zircon crystal
Zircon comprises of (zirconium silicate) and is not the same as the artificial gem cubic zircona. Specimen is from Norway

THE MOON AS LUNA 1809
THE MOON AS LUNA When light her sable mantle spreads, extinguishing the day; the moon a friendly lustre sheds to guide our lonely way

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