cleavage
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Cleavage planes arise from the tendency of mineral crystals to break along specific planes of weakness within the crystal favored by atomic arrangements.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Cleavage planes may be expressed as a series of steps like terraced rice paddies.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Cleavage planes are smooth, flat, parallel planes within the crystal.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Extended Data Figure 7: Cleavage of the C-terminal ADP-ribosyltransferase domain and in vivo intoxication with wild-type and mutant TcC.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014
Cleavage: The cleavage tests will be made on specimens of the form and size shown in Fig.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
Vocabulary lists containing cleavage
Earth Science - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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Earth Science - High School
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