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can i have a sentence for cleavage i need one for science class iim in 6th grade and i need an easy one
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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.
Minerals are said to (blank) if they do not show cleavage when broken?
Solids that are amorphous. Of which perhaps glass is the best known example. [But glass is not a mineral] Materials such as TiO2 are amorphous solids.
Step like cleavage is a property of what mineral?
feldspar
What is the ability of a mineral to break along preferred directions called?
Cleavage
Which mineral shows no cleavage has a hardness of 6.5 and a composition of SIO?
Graphite
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
cleavage
Is the cleavage for a mineral always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
Is the cleavage for a mineral is always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
What is the cleavage of tin?
Tin, by itself is not a mineral, and has no cleavage.
What is the Difference between a rock cleavage and a mineral cleavage?
The mineral cleavage is made up of many other particles to form a rock when the rock cleavage is just a rock.
One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it has?
cleavage....
What cleavage does aluminum have?
Aluminum does not display the characteristics of cleavage.
What is a cleavage of a mineral?
A good example of a mineral with basal cleavage are those from the mica group such as muscovite and biotite
The way a mineral splits is called?
CLEAVAGE
Why isn't just determining if a mineral has cleavage enough to identify a mineral?
Because many minerals exhibit cleavage.
What is a mineral of basal cleavage?
A good example of a mineral with basal cleavage are those from the mica group such as muscovite and biotite
What is mineral's cleavage?
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth planes parallel to zones of weak bonding.
