Jasper, long used for jewelry and ornamentation, has a dull lustre but takes a fine polish; its hardness and other physical properties are those of quartz (see silica mineral [table]).
A ductile, silvery white metal usually with dull lustre owing to a surface film of aluminum oxide, aluminum is light, weighing approximately one-third as much as an equal volume of copper or steel.
Like obsidian it is translucent on thin edges, but it is much richer in microscopic embryonic crystal growths (crystallites), the abundance of which is generally believed to account for the duller lustre.
Normally, slang has both a high birth and death rate in the dominant culture, and excessive use tends to dull the lustre of even the most colourful and descriptive words and phrases.
There aren't all that many albums you can fit on such a small-capacity device – right now, there are 35 on there, most of which are evergreen collections that no amount of repeat playing can dull the lustre of.
Two defeats in 2012, including a devastating knockout by Mexican great Marquez, dulled his lustre, although he has won his three fights since.
I very rarely use bundles headphones or other accessories, so this is not an issue in terms of usage, but in presentation it slightly dulls the lustre of the Z1.
Brown coals actually vary in colour from yellow to black and have a dull to bright lustre.
Cannel coal, type of hydrogen-rich, sapropelic coal characterized by a dull black, sometimes waxy lustre.
Pitchstone has a chemical composition, index of refraction, and specific gravity similar to those of obsidian but is distinguished by a dull, rather than vitreous, lustre.
Sapropelic coal, hydrogen-rich coal, including cannel coal and boghead coal (see torbanite), derived from sapropels (loose deposits of sedimentary rock rich in hydrocarbons) and characterized by a dull black, sometimes waxy lustre.
