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Does a mineral that does not split apart evenly has the property of fracture.?
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A mineral that does not split apart evenly has the property of fracture?
True!
What type of fracture is it when a mineral splits evenly?
The type of fracture formed when a mineral splits evenly is called a cleavage. An example is when mica breaks apart in sheets.
How a mineral breaks apart when it does not split evenly?
The two way by which minerals break are called cleavage and fracture. Cleavage is when a mineral breaks along a plane whose atomic bonds are weaker than in the rest of the mineral. Fracture is when a mineral is forced to be broken in an unnatural direction.
Is the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way?
Fracture
Most minerals do not split apart evenly instead they have a characteristic type of?
CLEAVAGE
If a mineral breaks unevenly or along curved or irregular surfaces what it is said to break with?
Fracture. When it breaks apart cleanly, that is called Cleavage.
Graphite is a mineral made up of carbon atoms that form thin sheetsbut the sheets are only weakly held together predict whether grap will break apart with fracture or cleavage?
fracture i think naw i dnt kno it
How do scientist tell one minerals apart?
You can tell if a mineral is a mineral by its characteristics: *color *luster *streak *hardness *cleavage/fracture *crystalline structure
A stress that causes a material to fracture where the fracture opens or spreads apart is?
tension
What is fracture mean in earthquake?
Mineralogically speaking, fracture means the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock. It can also mean the manner in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks.Synonyms of fracture include, but are not limited to: splinter, smash, split, rupture, and shatter.
What does fracture mean?
Fracture means a type of break. Not the same as a broken bone. A broken bone is when the bone snaps and the two peices of bone come apart. A fracture is when the bone breaks but does not come apart/disconnect.
Which French emperor's surname suggests a fracture?
Napoleon as in Bone apart.
