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What happens when a mineral splits apart easily along flat surfaces?
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∙ 12y ago
You could say it had plane cleavages. What happens is that bonds between the molecular planes are much weaker than those in the plane of the cleavage. Graphite and mica would be good examples.
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The way a mineral splits is called?
CLEAVAGE
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
What inuyasha episode does hokudoshi look at kagome's soul?
Episode 125: The Darkness in Kagome's Heart. It happens before The Infant splits so Hakudoshi doesn't, The Infant does.
What years were the cartoon show banana splits on?
The Banana Splits aired September 7, 1968 - September 5, 1970 .
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
cleavage
The difference between cleavage and fracture?
Cleavage is when you can break the rock into square like pieces and Fracture is when you break a rock into uneven different shaped pieces.
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 plural of split?
The plural of split is splits. As in "the acrobat can do splits easily".
What property of minerals splits the mineral into pieces with uneven surfaces?
It is a type of igneous or sedimentary rock.
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 rock splits easily?
Pumice.
When a mineral splits into pieces that smooth and flat it is called?
cleavage
The way a mineral splits is called?
CLEAVAGE
A mineral that splits into smooth flat pieces demonstrates this property.?
cleavage
What is the way a mineral breaks or splits apart?
The rocks cracks on everything
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.
