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It has two cleavage planes
Ardella Ernser
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∙ 13y agoCleavage is the way crystalline materials (minerals) split along crystalline structural planes, or areas of weakness.
It may help determine the atomic or molecular structure within the crystal.
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∙ 12y agoBreak in certain patterns. For instance mica and slate cleave very strongly in 1 direction or in sheets.
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∙ 13y ago"Cleavage," when describing a rock, means that the rock will break apart in layers. Example: http://www.geologyclass.org/Metamorphism%20Concepts_files/image008.jpg
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∙ 11y agoIt does not have a cleavage, which is a characteristic of metamorphosed sedimentary rock, but it often has large-scale jointing created by strains as it solidifies and cools.
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How much cleavage does a conglomerate rock have?
Conglomerate does not exhibit cleavage--it fractures.
Does gneiss have cleavage?
I dont think so because a rock can not have cleavage, but a mineral can
What is the cleavage of bauxite?
Because bauxite is a rock, a mixture of minerals, it has no cleavage of its own.
Does hematite have fracture or cleavage?
cleavage is when the rock gets cut in sheets, like you can peel it fracture is when it can crumble and breaks like you think a rock should
What can you infer about a rock that had smooth edges?
it is 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.
How much cleavage does a conglomerate rock have?
Conglomerate does not exhibit cleavage--it fractures.
What is the rock cobalt's cleavage?
Cobalt has perfect cleavage in all directions.
Does gneiss have cleavage?
I dont think so because a rock can not have cleavage, but a mineral can
What is the cleavage of bauxite?
Because bauxite is a rock, a mixture of minerals, it has no cleavage of its own.
What is a marbles clevage?
Marble is a rock. This rock is created due to metamorphosis of limestone. If the marble rock does happen to have cleavage, the cleavage refers to fractures within the marble rock itself.
What rock has perfect cleavage?
galena
What is the cleavage of the serpentine rock?
it is a45
Does hematite have fracture or cleavage?
cleavage is when the rock gets cut in sheets, like you can peel it fracture is when it can crumble and breaks like you think a rock should
Dose magnetite have more cleavage or fracture?
Magnetite has fracture not cleavage. ChaCha on!
What is the clevage of halite?
Cleavage is a property of minerals. Sandstone is a rock type. As such it doesn't have the property of cleavage.Cleavage is a metamorphic fabric. Sandstone is not a metamorphic rock and thus can not display a cleavage.
What can you infer about a rock that had smooth edges?
it is cleavage
