212k views
2 votes
What is a minerals cleavage?

User Mariogl
by
8.4k points

2 Answers

6 votes
Its when you cut/break a mineral and the break is flat

ex. this is what it would look like after it has broke.
What is a minerals cleavage?-example-1
User Peter Leupold
by
7.5k points
5 votes
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth planes parallel to zones of weak bonding. Fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break along curved surfaces without a definite shape. These minerals do not have planes of weakness and break irregularly.
User Shrikant Tudavekar
by
8.5k points

No related questions found