0
When minerals break along other than cleavage surfaces they are said to have what?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
They are said to exhibit fracture instead of cleavage.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What causes minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces?
Cleavage
What causes some minerals to break along smootH surfaces?
Cleavage
The tendency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called .?
cleavage
What is the property that causes some minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces?
This property is called cleavage.
The tendency for some minerals to break along flat surfaces is known as?
this breaking point is called cleavage.
Cleavage is the tendecy of some minarelsto break along?
Cleavage is the tendency of some minerals to fracture or break alongflat three dimensional planes. The surfaces are usually smooth to the touch.
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces?
cleavage ( me is smart )
Why would cleavage be important to gem cutters who cut shape gemstones?
It would be important because cleavage is a tendency of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces.
What does the presence of cleavage planes within a mineral tell you about the chemical bonds that hold a mineral together?
minerals with cleavage break along smooth, flat surfaces in one or more directions.
What is the tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weakness producing smooth parallel breaks known as?
Cleavage is the tendency of a minerals to break along flat surfaces. It means that the make up of the mineral is uneven, dense on one side and not dense in the other, causing the mineral to break along flat surfaces. The tendency of a mineral to break irregurlary is fracture.
Tendency to break along smooth flat surfaces?
Many minerals have "cleavage" that causes them to split on flat cleavage planes. Such minerals include micas (muscovite, biotite. phlogopite), calcite, gypsum, and feldspars. Cleavage is the result of the minerals' crystal structure that has weaker chemical bonds aligned in planes.
A mineral that has uneven surfaces when broken is said to have?
That is referred to as fracturing.
