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For the uraninite: Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments; data from http://webmineral.com/data/Uraninite.shtml.
Any mineral of uranium has its specific properties - and we know now approx. 200 uranium minerals.
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What can cleavage and fracture do to a mineral?
Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
What mineral has a pearly luster and a conchoidal fracture?
Chrysotile serpentine is a typical mineral with splintery fracture and kyanite is an example of a non-fibrous mineral that has this fracture.
Describes a mineral's response to mechanical impact?
The mineral would either cleave on planes of weakness, or fracture.
Two examples of radioactive minerals are carnotite and uraninite?
Yes, you are right. It's carnotite and uraninite.
What is the mineral group of amber?
The mineral Amber is classified in the mineral group " mineraloids. hardness: 2-2.5 density: 1.05 streak: white Fracture: conchodial Cleavage: none
Which mineral is radium obtatained?
Uraninite
What is a blackish mineral that is a type of uraninite?
pitchblende
What are the mineral products of France?
gypsum, uraninite, silver, copper, and gold
What is an important mineral of uranium?
Pitchblende, uraninite, carnotite, davidite, euxenite, etc.
What kind of mineral is uranium found in?
The most common minerals of uranium are uraninite and carnotite.
How a mineral breaks apart when it does not split evenly?
The two way by which minerals break are called cleavage and fracture. Cleavage is when a mineral breaks along a plane whose atomic bonds are weaker than in the rest of the mineral. Fracture is when a mineral is forced to be broken in an unnatural direction.
What is the break of a mineral called?
strike
What do the surfaces of a mineral with a fracture look like?
A mineral with fracture has uneven side when split into half.
What is the difference between mineral cleavage and mineral fracture.?
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
What is the Fracture of Mica?
The fracture of Mica is its mineral structure.
What is the fracture of the turquoise mineral?
The fracture of aquamarine is cleavage.
What is a mineral starting with u?
There's Ulexite and Ullmannite. Then, there's Uraninite and Uranocircite. Also, there's Uranophane and Uvarovite.
