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Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat planar surfaces as determined by the structure of its crystal lattice. Fracture is the way a mineral breaks other than along a cleavage plane. They both describe a way a mineral can break.
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Does kaolinite have fracture or cleavage?
No, it has no preferred fracture or cleavage.
Does hematite have fracture or cleavage?
cleavage is when the rock gets cut in sheets, like you can peel it fracture is when it can crumble and breaks like you think a rock should
Sulfur cleavage or fracture?
fracture
Does azurite have cleavage or fracture?
Fracture.
Is lithium cleavage or fracture?
fracture
What are 3 differences between cleavage and fracture?
Cleavage is smooth; Fracture is rough. Cleavage splits along flat surfaces; Fracture splits along jagged surfaces. Cleavage is Cleavage; Fracture is Fracture
Does kaolinite have fracture or cleavage?
No, it has no preferred fracture or cleavage.
Does quartz have cleavage or a fracture?
Quartz does not have cleavage. However, it does have fracture. Its fracture is conchoidal.
Dose sapphire have a cleavage break or a fracture?
it has no cleavage but it does have fracture
Dose magnetite have more cleavage or fracture?
Magnetite has fracture not cleavage. ChaCha on!
Does quart have a cleavage or a fracture?
Quartz has a conchoidal fracture. It does not have a cleavage plane.
Does gold have cleavage or fracture?
the cleavage of gold is hackly. gold has niether fracture or cleaveage
Does hematite have fracture or cleavage?
cleavage is when the rock gets cut in sheets, like you can peel it fracture is when it can crumble and breaks like you think a rock should
Does garnet have cleavage or a fracture?
it has no cleavage
Does garnet have cleavage or fracture?
it has no cleavage
Is gypsum fracture or cleavage?
cleavage
What is the cleavage and fracture of a ruby?
Ruby has a conchoidal fracture with vitreous fracture luster. Read more on the link below
