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CLEAVAGE
Earlene Ritchie
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What is the way a mineral breaks or splits apart?
The rocks cracks on everything
What mineral has something that splits into thin sheets?
Mica is made up of sheets of silicate
When a mineral dissolves in water this is called .?
When a mineral dissolves in water this is called .?
What is the powder of a mineral called?
Streak
What mineral has a common name with salt?
The mineral formed from sodium chloride is called halite.
When a mineral splits into pieces that smooth and flat it is called?
cleavage
What type of fracture is it when a mineral splits evenly?
The type of fracture formed when a mineral splits evenly is called a cleavage. An example is when mica breaks apart in sheets.
What is the way a mineral breaks or splits apart?
The rocks cracks on everything
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.
Is the way a mineral splits or breaks apart enough to enable you to identify it?
The cleavage of a mineral is the characteristic manner in which it splits along crystallographic structural lines or planes. Cleavage alone is not sufficient to be able to identify a given mineral, but it is a solid clue which, when combined with a few other characteristics, will allow an investigator to identify a mineral. The notation of cleavage will eliminate some minerals and lead the way to being able to categorize a given mineral as something else. A link can be found below.
A mineral that splits into smooth flat pieces demonstrates this property.?
cleavage
The way a mineral breaks is called its?
fracture
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
cleavage
What mineral has a hardness of 2.5-3?
Calcite is a mineral that is white or colorless and has a hardness of 2.5 and splits with cubic cleavage.
What property of minerals splits the mineral into pieces with uneven surfaces?
It is a type of igneous or sedimentary rock.
What is the way the surface of a mineral reflects light called?
its called luster
What is a mineral property that describes the way light reflects from the mineral?
The property that describes a mineral's surface shines is called luster.
