cleavage
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Cleavage planes arise from the tendency of mineral crystals to break along specific planes of weakness within the crystal favored by atomic arrangements.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Cleavage arises in crystals where the atomic bonds between atomic layers are weaker along some directions than others, meaning they will break preferentially along these planes.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Cleavage is what we see when a mineral breaks along a specific plane or planes, while fracture is an irregular break.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Extended Data Figure 7: Cleavage of the C-terminal ADP-ribosyltransferase domain and in vivo intoxication with wild-type and mutant TcC.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014
Cleavage is perfect parallel to the clinopinacoid, yielding thin plates, often diamond-shaped, with pearly lustre; these flakes are usually flexible, but may be brittle, as in the gypsum of Montmartre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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Earth Science - High School
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