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How can you distinguish cleavage surfaces from crystal surfaces on a mineral?
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How is cleavage related to a mineral's atomic structure?
Cleavage is related to the minerals atomic structure because minerals are arranged in crystal lattices . It's the shape of these lattices that determine the mineral's cleavage.
What s the difference between a mineral that has cleavage and one that has fracture?
The difference between a mineral that has cleavage and one that has fracture is that cleavage is the tendency of some minerals to brake along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of some minerals to brake unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces.
How does the cleAvage of graphite differ from that of mica?
Cleavage refers to the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces. Graphite and mica have the same type of cleavage, which is a perfect basal cleavage.
What does the internal atomic structure of a mineral most likely determine?
The internal atomic structure of a mineral most likely determines the mineral's hardness, cleavage and crystal shape.
Two minerals have the same color and luster what else could you use to identify the mineral?
Examples of mineral characteristics: - density - hardness - refractive index - chemical composition - magnetic properties - cleavage - crystal system - radioactivity
What makes minerals sparkle?
The sparkle is the reflection of light off the mineral crystal faces or cleavage surfaces.
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
cleavage
How are cleavage and fracture similar?
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.
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces?
cleavage ( me is smart )
Does a mineral have crystal form but no cleavage?
All minerals have a crystal form, but not all have cleavage.
What is the splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces?
cleavage
What can cleavage and fracture do to a mineral?
Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
What is the difference between crystal form and cleavage?
Crystal form refers to the geometric shape the mineral acquires upon solidification. Cleavage is a mineral property that describes the tendency of a crystal to break along planes of weakness.
A mineral's crystal shape and cleavage are a direct result of the mineral's...?
Atomic arrangement.
What is a mineral's ability to split along flat surfaces called?
Cleavage
What is it called when a mineral breaks along a uneven surfaces?
"Uneven cleavage"
What is the difference between mineral cleavage and mineral fracture.?
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.
