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What does fracture mean when it comes to talking about minerals?
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Fracture - Property of minerals that break with jagged surfaces and edges.
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What does apatite mean?
Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals. These minerals are made of hydroxylapatite.
What is fracture mean in earthquake?
Mineralogically speaking, fracture means the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock. It can also mean the manner in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks.Synonyms of fracture include, but are not limited to: splinter, smash, split, rupture, and shatter.
What does 'soil was once rocks' mean?
Soil is composed of broken up rocks and minerals.
Is fluorite the biggest mineral in the world?
If by biggest, you mean the most common, no. The most common minerals are quartz and feldspar.
What is the main mineral of the land?
It depends what you mean by 'land'. Silicate minerals such as quartz are the building blocks of most common rock types.
What does luster mean when it comes to talking about minerals?
the reflection of light on a mineral
What is facture of a mineral mean?
'Fracture' means 'to break'. Minerals often break (or fracture) in certain directions that many other minerals do not. The way a mineral fractures, then, helps a person narrow down the identity of the mineral. Fracture, along with color, streak color, hardness, and specific gravity are all used in the identification of minerals.
What do you mean by bloggers?
What are you talking about when it comes to blogging?
Does fracture and broken mean the same thing?
Yes, Fracture is the techincal term for a break.
What mean a break in a bone?
Fracture.
What does have a chronic fracture mean?
Chronic means having a problem a certain length of time. So, a chronic fracture means that you may have had a fracture months before you realized it and treatment began. It can also mean that your fracture is not healing in the time that the doctor thought it would.
What does special proporties mean when talking about minerals?
Well, some minerals can be identified by special properties. It's practically just the kind of property a mineral has. Florescence or megnetism is an example of special properties. Hope this helped.
What does the medical abbereviation fx mean?
Fracture
Does an open procedure to repair a fracture mean that the fracture was an open fracture?
No, an open procedure does not necessarily mean that a fracture was an open fracture. An open procedure only means that the fracture pieces could not be adequately stabilized for optimal healing without surgical intervention.No, somrtimes a closed fracture is best treated by surgical or open means. Installing screws or rods or plates may be necessary even though the bone never broke through the skin.
Is halite a cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
Is halite cleavage or fracture?
Halite is a cleavage because it splits evenly, but fracture would mean it breaks irregularly.
What does subject to fracture mean?
i think it means fractures easily
