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Yes, the micas, which are aluminum silicates, separate into very thin, smooth layers.
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Which is the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces?
Slate is a sedimentary rock that can be split horizontally to produce smooth flat surfaces that is often used as a roofing material.
How many flat surfaces does cuboid have?
A cuboid has 6 sides/faces/flat surfaces.
Have 5 flat surfaces You can trace my flat surfaces to make a triangle and a rectangle which shape am i?
a rectangle
How many Flat surfaces and curved does a piece of paper have?
2 flat surfaces unless it is rolled up in which case it has 2 curved surfaces.
How many flat surfaces a cube has?
A cube has 6 faces, so it would have 6 flat surfaces
Why does slate break along such smooth flat surfaces?
It breaks along its foliation, which consists of microscopically flat grains of clay
What causes minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces?
Cleavage
Which is the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces?
Slate is a sedimentary rock that can be split horizontally to produce smooth flat surfaces that is often used as a roofing material.
Why does the mineral mica breaks in smooth flat surfaces?
... because calcite has a regular arrangement of atoms.
Mica has what because it breaks along a smooth flat surface?
cleavage
The tendency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called .?
cleavage
Does fluorite have cleavage?
Yes; Fluorite has cleavage; it breaks along flat surfaces in three directions.
What is the property that causes some minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces?
This property is called cleavage.
Breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces called?
The breaking of a mineral along irregular surfaces is called a fracture. The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces is called cleavage.
What is the tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weakness producing smooth parallel breaks known as?
Cleavage is the tendency of a minerals to break along flat surfaces. It means that the make up of the mineral is uneven, dense on one side and not dense in the other, causing the mineral to break along flat surfaces. The tendency of a mineral to break irregurlary is fracture.
Common mineral that breaks along smooth flat surface?
cleavage, if a natural property of the mineral (e.g. mica); or a fault, such as in a gemstone.
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
