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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.
What is zinc's cleavage?
look some were else
What metal is found in some minerals that causes them to be magnetic?
Either iron, nickel, or cobalt.
Is the way a mineral splits or breaks apart enough to enable you to identify it?
The cleavage of a mineral is the characteristic manner in which it splits along crystallographic structural lines or planes. Cleavage alone is not sufficient to be able to identify a given mineral, but it is a solid clue which, when combined with a few other characteristics, will allow an investigator to identify a mineral. The notation of cleavage will eliminate some minerals and lead the way to being able to categorize a given mineral as something else. A link can be found below.
Characteristics of a mineral?
1.All minerals are formed by natural process2.Minerals are inorganic/nonliving3.Minerals are made up of one or more elements4.All minerals are solids
What causes some minerals to break along smootH surfaces?
Cleavage
What is the property that causes some minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces?
This property is called cleavage.
Why do some minerals break by fracturing?
Minerals can have a cleavage plane, multiple cleavage planes, or no cleavage plane. A cleavage plane is an area of weakness in the crystalline structure where the mineral is prone to splitting.
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.
Cleavage is the tendecy of some minarelsto break along?
Cleavage is the tendency of some minerals to fracture or break alongflat three dimensional planes. The surfaces are usually smooth to the touch.
What is the tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes?
The tendency of some minerals to break along certain planes is called, "Cleavage".
The tendency for some minerals to break along flat surfaces is known as?
this breaking point is called cleavage.
Why would cleavage be important to gem cutters who cut shape gemstones?
It would be important because cleavage is a tendency of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces.
What will lack of Minerals do to you?
Lack of vital minerals can cause some nasty health problems, like brittle bones from lack of calcium to anemia from lack of copper, to name just a couple.
Why would cleavage be important to gem cutters who cut and shape gemstones?
It would be important because cleavage is a tendency of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces.
What are some of the causes of ignorance?
Lack of education
What are five mineral characteristic?
There are a variety of characteristics of minerals. Some of these include color, streak, luster, density, hardness, cleavage, fracture, and tenacity.
