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What is a diamonds clevage?
a diamonds cleavage is the cleavage of a diamond
What is it called when minerals do not show clevage?
It is called fracture.
What is the breakage of a pearl?
Conchoidal Fracture. Clevage is impossible in a pearl
What type of breakage is more common clevage or fracture?
frature
Can a mineral have both a fracture and clevage?
both i learned this today in collage
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.
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 a diamonds cleavage and fracture?
Fracture is conchoidal, meaning that diamonds are brittle and when they break, the break does not follow any natural plane of separation.
What is fracture of diamond?
The fracture of diamond is "conchoidal or shell-like," according to Wikipedia. Industrial diamonds are more easily broken apart based on the nature of the crystal's fracture lines. Gem-quality diamonds are more generally immune to being broken apart, because they are cut, polished and set in ways to minimize exposure to the natural fracture lines in the crystal.
