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Yes. Most minerals can be cleaved or fractured.
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What are earth materials that cannot be broken into smaller pieces called?
minerals
Can aluminum or feldspar be broken down?
Aluminum is an element; it cannot be decomposed further using chemical techniques. Feldspar is a family of alumino-silicate minerals, which can be broken down by strong acids.
Why is nitrogen gas is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen cannot form solid minerals on the Earth.
What is an substance that cannot be broken down?
An element is the only substance that cannot be broken down.
Which of the following cannot be broken down into different elements?
Atoms cannot be broken down into simpler substances
What are earth materials that cannot be broken into smaller pieces called?
minerals
What are minerals that have definite shapes and sharp edges called?
there are many names for this explanation and a particular name is..............
Where are minerals broken down?
In the digestive system minerals are broken down in the stomach area
Is a Diamond can broken like a glass?
No. As you can see, diamond is the strongest mineral. It cannot be broken simply like a glass (it doesn't break when youknock it off the table with your elbow and land on the floor). Diamond scratches other minerals, but they cannot scratch it.
Can aluminum or feldspar be broken down?
Aluminum is an element; it cannot be decomposed further using chemical techniques. Feldspar is a family of alumino-silicate minerals, which can be broken down by strong acids.
What are vitamins and minerals broken down into?
They aren't. Minerals get broken down into things like iron or calcium and things like that.
How could a fingernail be made of minerals?
The body is full of minerals. Some of them just show on the outside. Fingernails are made up of keratin. Keratin is a type of protein the body no longer needs, but cannot be broken down.
How could a fingernail be made minerals?
The body is full of minerals. Some of them just show on the outside. Fingernails are made up of keratin. Keratin is a type of protein the body no longer needs, but cannot be broken down.
Cannot be broken in Latin phrase?
Cannot be broken
Why is nitrogen gas is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen cannot form solid minerals on the Earth.
Which minerals cannot scratch any minerals by itself?
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
Why are rocks made of the same basic minerals?
Certain minerals are harder than others, which means that they are more easily traceable (as they have not been broken down to the extent that they are no longer visible). Quartz is both incredibly hard and common. Silicate minerals are very hard in general, making them the most common minerals. This is also related to the fact that Silicon is the most abundant element in the Crust, or indeed the whole Earth. For this reason, most minerals present in rocks are similar.
