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Is a foliated rock easier to break then nonfoliated rock?
Non foliated rocks, such as marble, form from limestone, a common type of sedimentary rock. Foliated rocks form from metamorphic or igneous rocks. Non Foliated rocks are more brittle than foliated rocks making them more susceptible to breakage.
What is the flat part of the seafloor called?
whatis the flat part of the seafloor called?
Why does distilled water have a strange flat taste?
Water contains distilled water which gives it taste. In disstilled water, these minerals are missing causing it to taste flat.
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.
Why does slate break along such smooth flat surfaces?
It breaks along its foliation, which consists of microscopically flat grains of clay
The tendency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called .?
cleavage
The tendency for some minerals to break along flat surfaces is known as?
this breaking point is called cleavage.
What is the property that causes some minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces?
This property is called cleavage.
Certain minerals usually break along flat surfaces while other minerals break unevenly the characteristic is due to the?
cleavege of the mineral
The tendency of minerals to break along a smooth flat surface?
Cleavages
What causes minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces?
Cleavage
The flat break of a mineral is called?
Cleavage.
Ability of a mineral to break easily and evenly along one or more flat planes?
A short answer is:GraphiteA longer answer is:There are many minerals that break along flat surfaces. Probably the one that you would be most familiar with is "graphite". Graphite is a mineral formed from carbon atoms and it is used to make up the lead in pencils.Because of the structure of graphite, it tends to break cleanly in parallel, "flat" surfaces. It is not as evident in a pencil, because the piece of graphite is so small, but if you had a very large piece of graphite and broke it, you would see it break into flat flakes or plates.
Minerals have a zone of weakness?
Minerals do have zones of weakness. They are known as cleavage planes. It is the tendency for minerals to break along flat, parallel surfaces. They come in a variety of categories, but it is ultimately where the mineral will break if struck. It cal be basal, prismatic,cubic, rhombohedral, octahedral, or dodecahedral.
Tendency to break along smooth flat surfaces?
Many minerals have "cleavage" that causes them to split on flat cleavage planes. Such minerals include micas (muscovite, biotite. phlogopite), calcite, gypsum, and feldspars. Cleavage is the result of the minerals' crystal structure that has weaker chemical bonds aligned in planes.
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.
Minerals may break across planes due to their atomic arrangements What is the term used for this type of break?
When minerals break along certain planes, it is known as cleavage. Typically, the pieces will be the same form and be bounded by smooth, flat surfaces. Cleavage is determined by the number of cleavage directions and the angle(s) between them.If the mineral breaks in an irregular, jagged or splintered edge, it is said to have a fracture.
