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Fracture and Cleavage
IRON PYRITE Fracture and cleavage describe the surface of a mineral after it has just been broken. Fracture occurs if a mineral breaks and leaves a rough surface; the terms used to describe the surface are conchoidal, hackly, uneven, and splintery. Cleavage occurs if a mineral breaks along a well-defined plane. [LM] {DE}
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