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What refers to the tendency for a mineral to break along flat surfaces​

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Cleavage. is the TENDENCY of a mineral to break along flat SURFACES. The way in which a mineral breaks depends on how its atoms are bonded, or joined together. In a mineral that displays cleavage, the bonds of the CRYSTAL structure are weaker in the DIRECTIONS in which the mineral breaks.



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