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the tendency of minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces is called _____. Streak fracture cleavage luster

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cleavage

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The correct answer is: cleavage.

Cleavage is one of the types of mineral breakage. It is the tendency of a to break along smooth planes which are parallel to zones of weak bonding. Cleavage can be cubic when the break occur in three directions at right angles or it can be rhombohedral when the break occurs in three directions that are not at right angles. There is also one and two-direction cleavage.


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