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.
The fracture of aquamarine is cleavage.
There is no broken parts in quartz, so Quartz does not have cleavage.
Cleavage in minerals is the tendency of the mineral to break across a definite plane, creating a smooth surface. Two minerals with cleavage are granite and shale.
Luster is the light reflection a mineral has, which can be broken down into categories like metallic, silky, and dull. The luster dictates what type of mineral it is.
Cleavage
The fracture of aquamarine is cleavage.
Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
Apatite is a mineral that comes is blues, greens, browns, yellows and clear. It has a weak cleavage and a choncoidal fracture.
Yes.
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
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.
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.
its fracture because fracture is when a mineral l breaks , it is all uneven . when it is cleavage , its flat broken pieces so this is definitely fracture
the streak of the mineral
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.