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When a mineral breaks without any regular pattern what is the break called?
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The fracture can be described (depending on the mineral) as:-
- Conchoidal fracture
- Subconchoidal fracture
- Earthy fracture
- Hackly fracture
- Jagged fracture
- Splintery fracture
- Uneven fracture
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Its a mineral that contains Calcium carbonate and breaks into rhombs?
The mineral calcite.
How do you use the word physical weathering in a sentence?
weathering that breaks down rocks by contact without changing the mineral coment of the rock
The way a mineral breaks is called its?
fracture
What is a common mineral that breaks with rough or jagged edes?
Quartz.
When a mineral breaks along a weakly bonded plane?
cleavage
When a mineral breaks without any regular pattern the break is called?
The fracture can be described (depending on the mineral) as:-Conchoidal fractureSubconchoidal fractureEarthy fractureHackly fractureJagged fractureSplintery fractureUneven fracture
Why does the mineral mica breaks in smooth flat surfaces?
... because calcite has a regular arrangement of atoms.
A mineral that breaks into jagged pieces exhibits this property?
A mineral that breaks into jagged pieces exhibits fracture.
Its a mineral that contains Calcium carbonate and breaks into rhombs?
The mineral calcite.
The way a mineral breaks is a clue to its identity fracture is?
The way a mineral breaks is a better clue to its identity than are its color and luster.
How do you use the word physical weathering in a sentence?
weathering that breaks down rocks by contact without changing the mineral coment of the rock
What common mineral breaks with cleavage?
Feldspar.
The way a mineral breaks is called its?
fracture
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.
When a mineral breaks with rough surfaces?
That is called "fracture".
