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What common mineral breaks with cleavage?
Feldspar.
How many cleavage planes forms a silicate sheet?
A silicate sheet has one cleavage plane, which allows it to split easily along this flat surface. This cleavage plane is a result of the structure of silicon and oxygen atoms arranged in sheets within the mineral.
Is Silicon Fracture or Cleavage?
Silicon typically exhibits cleavage rather than fracture. Silicon has a crystal structure that allows it to cleave along specific planes with clean breaks, unlike other materials that exhibit more random fracturing patterns.
Common mineral that breaks along smooth flat surface?
cleavage, if a natural property of the mineral (e.g. mica); or a fault, such as in a gemstone.
Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen?
olivine
Is the cleavage for a mineral always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
Is the cleavage for a mineral is always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
What is the hardest common mineral and otherwise known as silicon dioxide?
quartz
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.
What is the Difference between a rock cleavage and a mineral cleavage?
The mineral cleavage is made up of many other particles to form a rock when the rock cleavage is just a rock.
One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it has?
cleavage....
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
The name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces is called mica. Mica's cleavage planes allow it to be easily split into thin sheets.
