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The tendency of a stone is to split along

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The tendency of a stone is, to split along:

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Riju Chakraborty
Riju Chakraborty 4 months ago
Texture → Arrangement and size of mineral grains.
Structure → Overall internal arrangement of the rock.
Cleavage → Splits along natural planes.
Fracture → Breaks irregularly, not along cleavage planes.
Atta Ur
Atta Ur 5 years ago
#cleavage is the breaking of stone/mineral along a smooth plane/pattern
#fracture is the breaking of stone in a random pattern
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