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Breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces called?
The breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces is called a fracture. The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces is called cleavage.
What is a mineral's ability to split along flat surfaces called?
Cleavage
What is the difference between fracture and cleavage in a mineral?
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces?
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What word is a mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces?
Cleavage .
What is the splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces?
cleavage
Breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces called?
The breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces is called a fracture. The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces is called cleavage.
What is a mineral's ability to split along flat surfaces called?
Cleavage
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
What is the difference between mineral cleavage and mineral fracture.?
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
What is the difference between fracture and cleavage in a mineral?
Cleavage is the breaking of a mineral along flat surfaces. Fracture, on the hand is just the chipping or "fracture" of a mineral.Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces?
cleavage ( me is smart )
What word is a mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces?
Cleavage .
A mineral that splits along a flat surface in 3 directions is?
Calcite exhibits cleavage in three directions.
What mineral property are you using if a mineral splits along a flat surface?
The term is called CLEAVAGE. It is a special form of Foliation in rock metamorphism.
Which is the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces?
Slate is a sedimentary rock that can be split horizontally to produce smooth flat surfaces that is often used as a roofing material.
What can cleavage and fracture do to a mineral?
Cleavage is the tendency to break along flat surfaces, and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
