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I think Calcite. Calcite is 3 on the hardness scale and sometimes you can break it into cubes. The difference between Calcite and Quartz is that Calcite is a milky white.
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One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it has?
cleavage....
How does a mineral break into smooth pieces when a tool is used to break it?
A mineral can have varying numbers of cleavage planes, areas where there exists an inclination to cleave when struck or force is applied.. Most mineral crystals exhibit a preferred cleavage in certain directions, but may have cleavage planes in other directions.
A mineral that splits along a flat surface in 3 directions is?
Calcite exhibits cleavage in three directions.
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
cleavage
What is the cleavage of tin?
Tin, by itself is not a mineral, and has no cleavage.
One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it has?
cleavage....
One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it what?
...directions of cleavage...
How does a mineral break into smooth pieces when a tool is used to break it?
A mineral can have varying numbers of cleavage planes, areas where there exists an inclination to cleave when struck or force is applied.. Most mineral crystals exhibit a preferred cleavage in certain directions, but may have cleavage planes in other directions.
What is the ability of a mineral to break along preferred directions called?
Cleavage
How many directions of cleavage do the feldspar minerals have?
Two directions of cleavage, at 90 degrees to each other.
A mineral that splits along a flat surface in 3 directions is?
Calcite exhibits cleavage in three directions.
What is the shape of a mineral that has three directions of cleavage that intersect at 90 degrees?
cube
What mineral has a cleavage that goes in 90 degree angles in three directions?
Rock salt.
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 cleavage of the mineral calcite?
Calcite's cleavage is a perfectional, 4 directional rhombohedron shape.
How does cobaltite fracture?
The mineral cobaltite, CoAsS, has a brittle fracture, and exhibits good cleavage in three directions.
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
cleavage
