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What kind of metamorphic rock splits into sheets when broken?
foliated
Which rock splits easily into thin sheets?
Slate is a type of rock that splits easily into thin sheets due to its fine-grained structure and parallel alignment of mineral grains. This property makes slate a popular material for roofing tiles and decorative purposes.
A common metamorphic rock that splits easily is called?
slateschist
What kind of solid tends to break along straight lines?
Slate splits into sheets and is used on roofs.
What mineral has something that splits into thin sheets?
Mica is made up of sheets of silicate
How is slate formed how is it used?
Slate is formed by heat and pressure on shale or mud stone. It splits into perfectly cleaved, broad thin sheets. It is a sedimentary rock made of volcanic ash.
How is slate formed how it is used?
Slate is formed by heat and pressure on shale or mud stone. It splits into perfectly cleaved, broad thin sheets. It is a sedimentary rock made of volcanic ash.
What rock splits easily?
Pumice.
When a tree root splits a rock what happens to the pieces of rock?
the rock erodes into soil
What kind of solid tends to break along in straight lines?
Slate splits into sheets and is used on roofs.
Is carbon able to break into thin sheets?
In for form of graphite it can be broken into graphene sheets. In other forms carbon does not break into sheets.
What is the dominant of breakage for Muscovite Mica?
Muscovite mica has perfect cleavage in one direction. It splits into thin sheets.
