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What are the surfaces called that rocks move along once their elastic limit is passed and they break?
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Once the elastic limit of rock is passed they break and move along surface called?
faults
What happens when the stress and strain of elastic deformation along tectonic plates reaches the breaking point?
This is known as faulting. As such, the broken surfaces are known as faults.
When quartz breaks it breaks along smooth curved surfaces resembling broken glass What is this property called?
conchoidal fracture
The polished surfaces of rock which are a rasult of rock moving against rock along a fault are know as?
slickensides are polished surfaces of rock which are a rasult of rock moving against rock along a fault
Why does slate break along such smooth flat surfaces?
It breaks along its foliation, which consists of microscopically flat grains of clay
Once the elastic limit of rock is passed they break and move along surface called?
faults
Breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces called?
The breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces is called a fracture. The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces is called cleavage.
What happens when the stress and strain of elastic deformation along tectonic plates reaches the breaking point?
This is known as faulting. As such, the broken surfaces are known as faults.
What is the manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is a manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is a manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
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"
When rocks break, they move along surfaces called?
Faults
The tendency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called .?
cleavage
What is the tendency of some minerals to break along curved surfaces called?
This is known as conchoidal fracture.
The tendency for some minerals to break along flat surfaces is known as?
this breaking point is called cleavage.
