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The tendency of a mineral to split easily along a flat surface is called?
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∙ 8y ago
It wil break & produce fragments of d same shape as d parent material bcos it broke on a flat surface
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoYes. A mineral that breaks into relatively straight lines and faces is said to possess cleavage, if it breaks into irregular uneven curved surfaces, the term is fracture.
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∙ 8y agoThe tendency of a mineral to split easily along a flat surface is called
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What is the Definition of Rock Cleavage?
A mineral's ability to split easily along planes of weakness, producing flat surfaces.
Does the mica mineral break easily?
On Moh's scale Mica group minerals ranges 2.5 to 3.0 in hardness.
What is pyrite weathered by?
Pyrite is weathered by both exposure to sunlight and to rain or temperature variations. The mineral is relatively easily weathered.
What substance allows electrons to flow easily is called a?
conductor
What happens when a mineral splits apart easily along flat surfaces?
You could say it had plane cleavages. What happens is that bonds between the molecular planes are much weaker than those in the plane of the cleavage. Graphite and mica would be good examples.
How does the mechanical digestin change the surface area of food?
Breaking down of large macromolecules to monomers is known as catabolism. More the substance is broken down, larger its surface area gets. A particle with more surface area can be easily be metabolized by our body. Enzymes can act with full tendency on particles that have larger surface area and then an be easily digested and absorbed by out boy.
How does the atmosphere influenced by the surface temperature of the ocean?
in the day, the ocean cools the atmosphere, and at night, the water is cooled by the air. this is all because of the property of water that it has a tendency to not gain/lose heat easily.
What is ment by a meant by a mineral's hardness?
Hardness is the measure of how easily a mineral is scratched.
How do magnets get poles?
Magnetism of a substance depends on the movements of the surface electrons. We know that when a charged particle moves in a direction it generates a field in the perpendicular to the direction of motion. this field has the tendency to attract iron particles and thus called a magnetic field. All metals have free surface electrons but only some has the tnedency to magnetise easily. Read about diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism.
A mineral that can be scratched easily by all other minerals is?
Talc is the softest mineral and can be scratched by any other mineral.
What are rocks that have visible crystals in them classified as?
Rocks with easily visible mineral crystals are called macrocrystalline or said to possess a phaneritic texture.
What is a measure of easily a mineral can be scratched?
hardness
A measure of how easily a mineral is scratched?
hardness
Hardness is a measure of how easily a mineral can be located?
no
What is total hardness?
hardness is how easily a mineral can be scratched
The measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched?
The term for this is "hardness".
What mineral breaks easily into cubes?
Galena, i thinx
