cleavage surface are smooth and shiny as the fracture is due to
weakness in the bonds between the atoms rather than a breakage.
Crystal face is where the crystal development such as twinning take
place.
cleavage surface are smooth and shiny as the fracture is due to
weakness in the bonds between the atoms rather than a breakage.
Crystal face is where the crystal development such as twinning take
place.
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All minerals have a crystal form, but not all have cleavage.
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i think crystal habit is the minerals structure, while cleavage
is the patter it breaks into.
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either color, cleavage, and crystal form or crystal form,
cleavage, and streak
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Cleavage is a term referring to how a crystal cleaves, that is, fractures when struck.