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It has both: uneven fracture, and perfect cleavage in three directions.
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Does fluorite have cleavage?
Yes; Fluorite has cleavage; it breaks along flat surfaces in three directions.
Does copper have cleavage?
No. Cleavage is absent in copper and its fracture is jagged.
A type of fracture in which a mineral tends to split along regular well-defined planes?
fracture
How do you carve fluorite?
In order to carve fluorite, you will need to first use sandpaper to sand down the edges. You then will need to place the fluorite on a flat surface and use a stone carver to make your design.
Think critically what does the presence of cleavage planes within a mineral tell you about the chemical bonds that hold the mineral together?
It tells you that that mineral is smooth and flat ,and so are the chemical bonds. Because if it didn't it would be a fracture which means it is jagged and not smooth. I am sure of this answer because cleavage means physical property of some minerals that cause them to break along smooth, flat surfaces.
What Is the tendency of mineral to break into irregular pieces?
This is termed fracture, eg. the conchoidal fracture of obsidian. Breaking into pieces with straight lines and flat faces is called cleavage; minerals like calcite and fluorite exhibit excellent cleavage.
Why do some minerals break by fracturing?
Minerals can have a cleavage plane, multiple cleavage planes, or no cleavage plane. A cleavage plane is an area of weakness in the crystalline structure where the mineral is prone to splitting.
Does fluorite have cleavage?
Yes; Fluorite has cleavage; it breaks along flat surfaces in three directions.
What direction is fluorite cleavage?
Calcite has excellent cleavage in 3 directions, although they are not at 90 degrees. It can form prisms, rhombohedrons, or scalenohedrons that break into rhombohedrons.
What are 3 differences between cleavage and fracture?
Cleavage is smooth; Fracture is rough. Cleavage splits along flat surfaces; Fracture splits along jagged surfaces. Cleavage is Cleavage; Fracture is Fracture
Does kaolinite have fracture or cleavage?
No, it has no preferred fracture or cleavage.
Does quartz have cleavage or a fracture?
Quartz does not have cleavage. However, it does have fracture. Its fracture is conchoidal.
Dose sapphire have a cleavage break or a fracture?
it has no cleavage but it does have fracture
Dose magnetite have more cleavage or fracture?
Magnetite has fracture not cleavage. ChaCha on!
Does quart have a cleavage or a fracture?
Quartz has a conchoidal fracture. It does not have a cleavage plane.
Does gold have cleavage or fracture?
the cleavage of gold is hackly. gold has niether fracture or cleaveage
Does hematite have fracture or cleavage?
cleavage is when the rock gets cut in sheets, like you can peel it fracture is when it can crumble and breaks like you think a rock should
