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Cleavage is when you can break the rock into square like pieces and Fracture is when you break a rock into uneven different shaped pieces.
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∙ 15y agocleavage is a break on a mineral that breaks into a smooth surface, while fracture is a chip that creates a uneven surface on a rock
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∙ 9y agoCleavage- splits easily along flat surfaces; splits but along its weaker zone
Fracture- is smooth and curved or jagged with sharp edges
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Dose sapphire have a cleavage break or a fracture?
it has no cleavage but it does have fracture
Dose magnetite have more cleavage or fracture?
Magnetite has fracture not cleavage. ChaCha on!
Does quart have a cleavage or a fracture?
Quartz has a conchoidal fracture. It does not have a cleavage plane.
Is an opal birthstone cleavage or fracture?
An opal has no cleavage. It does, however, have a fracture. It's fracture is Conchodial to uneven.
Is shale fracture or cleavage?
the cleavage is Poor
What s the difference between a mineral that has cleavage and one that has fracture?
The difference between a mineral that has cleavage and one that has fracture is that cleavage is the tendency of some minerals to brake along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of some minerals to brake unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces.
What are 3 differences between cleavage and fracture?
Cleavage is smooth; Fracture is rough. Cleavage splits along flat surfaces; Fracture splits along jagged surfaces. Cleavage is Cleavage; Fracture is Fracture
Explain the difference between cleavage and fracture.?
Cleavage is when you can break the rock into square like pieces and Fracture is when you break a rock into uneven different shaped pieces.
What mineral properties would you use to tell the difference between quartz and feldspar?
Cleavage and Fracture
What is the difference between fracture and cleavage in a mineral?
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
What is the difference between mineral cleavage and mineral fracture.?
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
21 What is the difference between cleavage and fracture?
Cleavage- splits easily along flat surfaces.Fracture- is smooth and curved or jagged with sharp edges.http://wiki.answers.com/What_is_the_difference_between_cleavage_and_a_fracture#ixzz19zTPVGaj
Does kaolinite have fracture or cleavage?
No, it has no preferred fracture or cleavage.
Does quartz have cleavage or a fracture?
Quartz does not have cleavage. However, it does have fracture. Its fracture is conchoidal.
Dose sapphire have a cleavage break or a fracture?
it has no cleavage but it does have fracture
Dose magnetite have more cleavage or fracture?
Magnetite has fracture not cleavage. ChaCha on!
What is the differences between fracture and cleavage?
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
