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Grade 12 Science · Problem type
Cleavage or fracture?
Use this for “Does this mineral break along flat planes or along curved surfaces?”
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How does it break?
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Cleavage follows planes where the bonds in the crystal are weakest.
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Where the bonds are equally strong in every direction, the mineral fractures.
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