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The breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces is called a fracture. The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces is called cleavage.
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What is a mineral's ability to split along flat surfaces called?
Cleavage
What is it called when a mineral breaks along weakly-bonded plane?
Cleavage is the tendency of materials to split along definite structural planes, yielding smooth surfaces. An example is shales or shists.
The tendency for some minerals to break along flat surfaces is known as?
this breaking point is called cleavage.
What property of minerals splits the mineral into pieces with uneven surfaces?
It is a type of igneous or sedimentary rock.
How do you determine a mineral’s streak?
The color of a mineral in powdered form is called the mineral's Streak
What is The manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surface?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is the manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is a manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is a manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
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.
What is the tendency of a mineral to break along parallel planar surfaces called?
Cleavage
When a mineral breaks with rough surfaces?
That is called "fracture".
What is a mineral's ability to split along flat surfaces called?
Cleavage
What is it called when a mineral breaks along a uneven surfaces?
"Uneven cleavage"
What is it called when a mineral breaks along weakly-bonded plane?
Cleavage is the tendency of materials to split along definite structural planes, yielding smooth surfaces. An example is shales or shists.
Is crystal of a mineral the color of the powder produced when its dragged across hard or rough surfaces?
No, that is called the streak of a mineral.
A mineral that can be bent without breaking and will stay bent is called?
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