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Calcite, Plagioclase, Hornblende, Galena, Quartz, Halite, Fluorite, Orthoclase, Biotite, Sphalerite

2007-09-07 12:11:15 · 3 answers · asked by Macgyver with Crosby 4 in Science & Mathematics Earth Sciences & Geology

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Sounds right to me. The following sources might be interesting reading:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleavage_%28crystal%29

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/property/cleavage.htm

2007-09-13 08:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by R P 3 · 0 0

Calcite - perfect rhombohedral cleavage (3 cleavage directions, not at 90m degrees)

Plagioclase - two good cleavages at about 90 degrees

Hornblende - two good cleavages at about 60 degrees

Galena - perfect cubic cleavage (3 clevages mutially at right angles)

Quartz - no cleavage

Halite - as for galena

Fluorite - Perfect octahedral cleavage (4 cleavages not at right angles)

Orthoclase - as for plagioclase

Biotite - 1 perfect cleavage (+2 very poor clevages which are not usually visible)

2007-09-07 12:54:30 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew 5 · 2 0

They dont have cleavage bc they're not women DUH

2007-09-07 12:16:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

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