Bilingual glossary of geology

Cleavage (Mineral) Clivage (minéral)

1) The tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weak bonding. 2) The geometric pattern produced by such breakage. (adapted from: Tarbuck and Lutgens, 2008 and Grotzinger et al., 2007).

Themes:
Minerals

Related words:
Fracture

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