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What mineral are very hard and often used as abrasives?
garnets
How do you test cleavage on a mineral?
To test cleavage in a mineral, you can use a sharp tool, like a knife or a fingernail, to apply pressure on the mineral's surface along its natural planes of weakness. When the mineral splits, observe whether it breaks smoothly along these planes, indicating cleavage. The quality of the cleavage can be assessed by examining the flatness and angularity of the resulting surfaces, as well as how easily the mineral splits. Different minerals exhibit different cleavage patterns, which can help in their identification.
What can cleavage and fracture do to a mineral?
Cleavage and fracture describe how a mineral breaks. Cleavage shows the tendency of a mineral to break along specific planes due to its crystal structure, while fracture refers to irregular breakage patterns. Cleavage can create smooth surfaces, aiding in mineral identification and classification, while fractures can vary in appearance, from conchoidal (shell-like) to uneven.
Does ice have cleavage?
No, ice does not have cleavage. Cleavage is a property of minerals, not ice. Cleavage refers to the way a mineral breaks along planes of weakness, which is not applicable to ice.
What is the ability of a mineral to break along preferred directions called?
The ability of a mineral to break along preferred directions is called cleavage. Cleavage is a result of the arrangement of atoms within the mineral structure, which causes it to break in certain directions more easily than others.
What is a garnets cleavage?
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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.
Is the cleavage for a mineral always the same for that mineral?
Yes, all different samples of that mineral will have the same cleavage.
One way to test a mineral is to break it and see how many directions of what it has?
cleavage....
What is the Difference between a rock cleavage and a mineral cleavage?
The mineral cleavage is made up of many other particles to form a rock when the rock cleavage is just a rock.
What is the name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces?
The name of a mineral that splits along flat surfaces is called mica. Mica's cleavage planes allow it to be easily split into thin sheets.
What mineral are very hard and often used as abrasives?
garnets
What is a cleavage of a mineral?
A good example of a mineral with basal cleavage are those from the mica group such as muscovite and biotite
The way a mineral splits is called?
CLEAVAGE
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces?
The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces is called cleavage. Cleavage occurs due to the alignment of weak atomic bonds within the mineral's crystal structure, allowing it to break easily along specific planes. The quality of cleavage can be described by the number and orientation of the cleavage planes in a mineral.
Why isn't just determining if a mineral has cleavage enough to identify a mineral?
Because many minerals exhibit cleavage.
What is mineral's cleavage?
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth planes parallel to zones of weak bonding.
