What is the clevage of a sapphire?

Answer 1

Cleavage refers to how a mineral breaks and how the atoms are positioned. Cleavage is measured in the following ways: quality of cleavage, the number of sides exhibiting cleavage and the cleavage habit and in the case of a diamond it is all sides.

Answer 2

The stone for the each birthmonths

1. January - garnet- red - streak= light red, pale red.

2. Feburary - Amythst- purple - streak= purple, white.

3.March -Aquamarine- pale blue- very pale , almost white.

4.April - Diamond - many color, but mostly white and black- streak=depends on their color.

5.May - Emerald-

6.June- pearl- gold, silver, yellow, black - streak= silver.

7.July-Ruby- red-streak- red

Answer 3

Diamond crystals have perfect cleavage in four directions.

Answer 4

The cleavage of a blue topaz is the same as a regular topaz or topaz of other colors. That cleavage is considered perfect due to its basal direction.

Answer 5

Sapphire does not have a cleavage at all. It has an uneven fracture. It is a rare gem with a blue color.

Answer 6

both the cleavage is 1,3 basal and the fracture is subconchoidal to uneven

Answer 7

sorry 2 dissapoint you but i don't know what's cleavege

Answer 8

nice funny butterflies running in the sun.

Answer 9

perfect cleavage, one basal direction.

Answer 10

no