cleavage
When a mineral breaks along a weakly-bonded plane, it is called cleavage. Cleavage is a property that describes how a mineral breaks along its crystal structure.
When a mineral breaks along a weakly bonded plane, it is called cleavage. Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along specific planes of weakness due to the arrangement of atoms in the crystal lattice.
A mineral that breaks along a weakly bonded plane is called "cleavage". Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces determined by its internal atomic structure.
Cleavage is the tendency of materials to split along definite structural planes, yielding smooth surfaces. An example is shales or shists.
When a mineral breaks with rough edges, it is called a "fracture." This is different from cleavage, which is when a mineral breaks along smooth, flat planes. Fracture can be described as conchoidal (shell-like), uneven, or fibrous.
cleavage
When a mineral breaks along a weakly-bonded plane, it is called cleavage. Cleavage is a property that describes how a mineral breaks along its crystal structure.
When a mineral breaks along a weakly bonded plane, it is called cleavage. Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along specific planes of weakness due to the arrangement of atoms in the crystal lattice.
It is called cleavage.
A mineral that breaks along a weakly bonded plane is called "cleavage". Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces determined by its internal atomic structure.
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Cleavage is the tendency of materials to split along definite structural planes, yielding smooth surfaces. An example is shales or shists.
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