Which property of a mineral is the way that it breaks along well defined planes of weakness ?
Cleavage
Lustre
Colour
Hardness
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The Mohs scale is used to define which mineral property ? Hardness
Habit
Cleavage
Specific Gravity
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| The shape in which minerals crystalise according to their symmetry is known as their Crystal System
Hardness
Streak
Specific Gravity
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The characteristic appearance of a crystal that is determined by its main form is known as its Cleavage
Habit
Hardness
Fracture
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| The most basic property used to identify a mineral is its Cleavage
Lustre
Colour
Hardness
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Cubic, Tetragonal, Monoclinic, Triclinic, Orthorhombic, Trigonal & Hexagonal are the main groups of Crystal System
Hardness
Streak
Specific Gravity
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| Concoidal, hackly & splintry are terms used to describe which mineral property ? Cleavage
Habit
Hardness
Fracture
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Which mineral property is seen if the spcimen breaks and leaves an uneven surface ? Cleavage
Lustre
Colour
Fracture
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| The Mohs scale has a scale ranging between 1-20
1-5
0-10
1-10
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Reniform, dendritic, prismatic, acicular, bladed or massive are terms to describe which property Hardness
Habit
Cleavage
Specific Gravity
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