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What is the tendency of some minerals to break along curved surfaces called?
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∙ 13y ago
This is known as conchoidal fracture.
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What s the difference between a mineral that has cleavage and one that has fracture?
The difference between a mineral that has cleavage and one that has fracture is that cleavage is the tendency of some minerals to brake along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of some minerals to brake unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces.
What is the tendency of a mineral to break along parallel planar surfaces called?
Cleavage
What is the manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is a manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is a manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What type of fracture does class and quartz have?
The mineral quartz show the property of fracture. it breaks along a curved surface. this kind of fracture is called conchoidal fracture. In math the quartz is x3.
What property describes how a mineral breaks?
The property is referred to as cleavage or fracture, the tendency, or lack of tendency, of a mineral to break along planes of weakness. Some minerals have multiple planes of cleavage. Some have none, and are said to exhibit fracture.Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces. The way in which a mineral breaks depends on how its atoms are bonded, or joined together. In a mineral that displays cleavage, the bonds of the crystal structure are weaker in the directions in which the mineral breaks.fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces. Some minerals such as quartz break into pieces with curved surfaces. Other minerals may break differently-perhaps into splinters or into rough or jagged pieces. In a mineral that displays fracture, the bonds that join the atoms are fairly equal in strength in all directions. The mineral does not break along flat surfaces because there are no particular directions ofweakness in its crystal structure.
What is the number of curved surfaces in a hexagonal prism?
a hexagonal prism has 0 curved surfaces
How many flat surfaces and curved surfaces does a cylinder have?
2 flat and 1 curved
The tendency of the mineral to break along the curved surface is called?
This is known as conchoidal fracture.
How many Flat surfaces and curved does a piece of paper have?
2 flat surfaces unless it is rolled up in which case it has 2 curved surfaces.
How many curved surfaces does a triangular prism?
A triangular prism contains zero curved and 5 flat surfaces.
