Bring a large pot of water to just to a boil. You want enough water to comfortably hold all the shrimp. There should be about 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) more water than there is shrimp.
The amount depends on the type of mineral. A large group of minerals  the opaque minerals  do not transmit significant light, even in thin section. These minerals do, however , reflect light back that can tell us a great deal about their identity and origin. These minerals typically have significant metallic bonding (e.g., native elements, sulfides, oxides).
The amount of light reflected by an object, and how it is reflected, is highly dependent upon the degree of smoothness or texture of the surface. When surface imperfections are smaller than the wavelength of the incident light (as in the case of a mirror), virtually all of the light is reflected equally.