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Does topaz have cleavage

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It has both.

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Does blue topaz have cleavage?

Yes, it is perfect in one direction, basal.


What destroys Topaz?

Topaz are Insoluble in acids. It has great hardness and perfect basal cleavage. Even though, Topaz jewelry should not be ultrasonically cleaned; the vibration can cause incipient cleavage cracks to open, cleaving the stone. Some treated stones (particularly the expensive reds, pinks, violets and deep oranges, but not blue) are known to fade with prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.


Why a mineral such as topaz can display both cleavage and fracture?

Cleavage is when a mineral breaks into flat pieces. Fracture is when a mineral breaks into irregular pieces. Topaz atom bonds are weaker in some parts and stronger in others. When it is equally strong then it breaks into irregular pieces and if it all weak in a flat line then it will be flat.


Why does topaz have both cleavage and fracture?

it has 2 sides it has two sides. it is a monoclinic mineral meaning it is thin with falt edges


Explain why a mineral such as topaz can display both cleavage and fracture?

Cleavage is when a mineral breaks into flat pieces. Fracture is when a mineral breaks into irregular pieces. Topaz atom bonds are weaker in some parts and stronger in others. When it is equally strong then it breaks into irregular pieces and if it all weak in a flat line then it will be flat.


What is the clevage of a sapphire?

Cleavage refers to how a mineral breaks and how the atoms are positioned. Cleavage is measured in the following ways: quality of cleavage, the number of sides exhibiting cleavage and the cleavage habit and in the case of a diamond it is all sides.


One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it has?

cleavage....


What is cleavage of cleavage?

Galena's cleavage is cubic.


What is sulfurs cleavage cleavage?

Sulfur's cleavage is imperfect.


What is silvers cleavage?

Silvers Cleavage Is Silver Doesn't Split .


What is the cleavage of copper?

Cobalt has a cleavage in three directions, forming a cube.


What is coals cleavage?

no cleavage