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What is obsidian's cleavage?

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Obsidian does not have cleavage because of the way it forms. Obsidian is essentially nature's form of glass and so it has no regular or patterned crystal structure. Without that crystal structure, there is no cleavage.

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Obsidian has a conchoidal fracture.

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fracture

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