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Cleavage in minerals is the tendency of the mineral to break across a definite plane, creating a smooth surface. Two minerals with cleavage are granite and shale.
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∙ 12y agothere is no similarity ill tell you why because:
cleavlage:is when you break a pece of mineral off and you see it have nice,smooth glossy(luster)faces its called clevlege.
fracture:is when you break a peace of mineral off and the sides are rough,hard,jagged edges and faces then its fracture
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∙ 10y agofracture is gugu. cleavage is gaga
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What is the fracture of the turquoise mineral?
The fracture of aquamarine is cleavage.
Does quartz have clevage or fracture?
There is no broken parts in quartz, so Quartz does not have cleavage.
Is the cleavage for a mineral is always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
What is The manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surface?
the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces is called a FRACTURE.
What is the tendency of a mineral to break along parallel planar surfaces called?
Cleavage
What is the fracture of the turquoise mineral?
The fracture of aquamarine is cleavage.
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.
Is turquoise cleavage or fracture?
Apatite is a mineral that comes is blues, greens, browns, yellows and clear. It has a weak cleavage and a choncoidal fracture.
How are fracture and cleavage and cleavage different?
Cleavage- in geolohy, the tendency of a mineral to splitalong specific planes of weakness to format smooth flatSurface.Fracture- the manner in which a mineral breaks alongeither curved or irregular
Does pyroxene mineral have cleavage or fracture?
Yes.
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 differences between fracture and cleavage?
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
What the differences between cleavage and fracture?
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.
How a mineral breaks apart when it does not split evenly?
The two way by which minerals break are called cleavage and fracture. Cleavage is when a mineral breaks along a plane whose atomic bonds are weaker than in the rest of the mineral. Fracture is when a mineral is forced to be broken in an unnatural direction.
Is Silicon Fracture or Cleavage?
its fracture because fracture is when a mineral l breaks , it is all uneven . when it is cleavage , its flat broken pieces so this is definitely fracture
What determines whether a mineral displays fracture or cleavage?
the streak of the mineral
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.
