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What is it called when minerals do not show clevage?
It is called fracture.
Does limonite have cleavage or fracture?
Limonite is a mixture of other minerals it has no clevage of it's own.
What mineral is a flat mineral with flaky clevage?
Mica forms flat prisms that readily brakes into flakes.
What is the break of a mineral called?
strike
What is the Fracture of Mica?
The fracture of Mica is its mineral structure.
How do you catagorize a substance as a mineral?
Physical properties like clevage,fracture,color, ect.
What are two ways a mineral can break down?
Clevage-a flat cut. Fracture-a cut that hes bumps in it.
Does quartz have clevage or fracture?
There is no broken parts in quartz, so Quartz does not have cleavage.
What is it called when minerals do not show clevage?
It is called fracture.
What type of breakage is more common clevage or fracture?
frature
What is the breakage of a pearl?
Conchoidal Fracture. Clevage is impossible in a pearl
Is mica fracture or clevage?
yes because it splits to thin elastic sheets
Does limonite have cleavage or fracture?
Limonite is a mixture of other minerals it has no clevage of it's own.
What mineral is a flat mineral with flaky clevage?
Mica forms flat prisms that readily brakes into flakes.
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.
What is the break of a mineral called?
strike
What do the surfaces of a mineral with a fracture look like?
A mineral with fracture has uneven side when split into half.
