Mineral Cleavage Properties |
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Mineral Name | Cleavage Count |
First Cleavage | Second Cleavage | Third Cleavage |
Revdite | 2 | {100} Perfect | {010} Perfect | None |
Tiettaite | 2 | {100} Perfect | {010} Perfect | None |
Todorokite # | 2 | {100} Perfect | {010} Perfect | None |
Zektzerite | 2 | {100} Perfect | {010} Perfect | None |
Yvonite ! | 2 | {100} Perfect | {010} Poor | None |
Ericssonite | 2 | {100} Perfect | {011} Distinct | None |
Orthoericssonite | 2 | {100} Perfect | {011} Distinct | None |
Thoreaulite # | 2 | {100} Perfect | {011} Indistinct | None |
Tilleyite # | 2 | {100} Perfect | {101} Good | None |
Hardystonite # | 2 | {100} Perfect | {110} Fair | None |
Trippkeite # | 2 | {100} Perfect | {110} Good | None |
Cassiterite # | 2 | {100} Perfect | {110} Indistinct | None |
Borax # | 2 | {100} Perfect | {110} Perfect | None |
Borcarite | 2 | {100} Perfect | {110} Perfect | None |
Paceite ! | 2 | {100} Perfect | {110} Perfect | None |
Tassieite ! | 2 | {100} Perfect | {1kl} Distinct | None |
Jeppeite | 2 | {100} Perfect | {201} Good | None |
Uralolite | 2 | {100} Poor | {010} Poor | None |
Calomel # | 2 | {100} Poor | {011} Poor | None |
Pyrite # | 2 | {100} Poor | {110} Poor | None |
Horvathite-(Y) ! | 2 | {100} Very Good | {010} Good | None |
Cumengite # | 2 | {101} Distinct | {110} Poor | None |
Olsacherite | 2 | {101} Good | {010} Fair | None |
Adamite # | 2 | {101} Good | {010} Poor | None |
Famatinite # | 2 | {101} Good | {100} Distinct | None |
Euchroite # | 2 | {101} Imperfect | {110} Imperfect | None |
Vanadiumdravite ! | 2 | {101} Imperfect | {110} Imperfect | None |
Anatase # | 2 | {101} Perfect | {001} Distinct | None |
Mesolite # | 2 | {101} Perfect | {001} Perfect | None |
Alloclasite # | 2 | {101} Perfect | {010} Distinct | None |
Thomsonite-Ca # | 2 | {101} Perfect | {100} Good | None |
Weberite # | 2 | {101} Poor | {010} Indistinct | None |
Ercitite ! | 2 | {101} Very Good | {010} Very Good | None |
Bystrite | 2 | {1010} Good | {???} Poor | None |
Wurtzite # | 2 | {1010} Good | {0001} Good | None |
Gmelinite-Ca ! | 2 | {1010} Good | {0001} Parting | None |
Gmelinite-K ! | 2 | {1010} Good | {0001} Parting | None |
Gmelinite-Na # | 2 | {1010} Good | {0001} Parting | None |
Nickeline # | 2 | {1010} Imperfect | {0001} Imperfect | None |
Kalsilite # | 2 | {1010} Indistinct | {0001} Indistinct | None |
Ferrinatrite # | 2 | {1010} Perfect | {0001} Distinct | None |
Microsommite # | 2 | {1010} Perfect | {0001} Distinct | None |
Davyne # | 2 | {1010} Perfect | {0001} Indistinct | None |
Vishnevite # | 2 | {1010} Perfect | {0001} Indistinct | None |
Trechmannite # | 2 | {1011} Good | {0001} Fair | None |
Bastnasite-(Ce) # | 2 | {1011} Imperfect | {0001} Indistinct | None |
Bastnasite-(La) | 2 | {1011} Imperfect | {0001} Indistinct | None |
Bastnasite-(Y) | 2 | {1011} Imperfect | {0001} Indistinct | None |
Millerite # | 2 | {1011} Perfect | {0112} Perfect | None |
Mohrite | 2 | {102} Perfect | {010} Distinct | None |
Lakargiite ! | 2 | {110} Distinct | {001} Distinct | None |
Caryinite # | 2 | {110} Distinct | {010} Distinct | None |
Enstatite # | 2 | {110} Distinct | {010} Distinct | None |
Cerussite # | 2 | {110} Distinct | {021} Distinct | None |
Ilmenorutile # | 2 | {110} Distinct | {100} Imperfect | None |
Ahlfeldite # | 2 | {110} Distinct | {103} Distinct | None |
Hiortdahlite # | 2 | {110} Distinct | {110} Distinct | None |
Potassic-magnesiohastingsite ! | 2 | {110} Distinct | {110} Distinct | None |
Diopside # | 2 | {110} Good | {???} Indistinct | None |
Deanesmithite | 2 | {110} Good | {001} Fair | None |
Banalsite # | 2 | {110} Good | {001} Good | None |
Glaucophane # | 2 | {110} Good | {001} Good | None |
Nabesite ! | 2 | {110} Good | {001} Good | None |
Kurnakovite # | 2 | {110} Good | {001} Indistinct | None |
Magnesioferrikatophorite | 2 | {110} Good | {010} Parting | None |
Clinoholmquistite ? | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Ferri-clinoferroholmquistite ! | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Ferroferritschermakite * | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Nyboite | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Omphacite # | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Parvo-mangano-edenite ! | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Parvo-manganotremolite ! | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Parvowinchite | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite ! | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Good | None |
Magnesiohastingsite # | 2 | {110} Good | {110} Perfect | None |
Cummingtonite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {???} Distinct | None |
Grunerite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {???} Distinct | None |
Arfvedsonite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {???} Imperfect | None |
Manganogrunerite | 2 | {110} Perfect | {???} Imperfect | None |
Riebeckite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {???} Perfect | None |
Eriochalcite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {001} Good | None |
Nesquehonite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {001} Imperfect | None |
Gaylussite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {001} Indistinct | None |
Keiviite-(Y) | 2 | {110} Perfect | {001} Indistinct | None |
Edenite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Distinct | None |
Tremolite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Distinct | None |
Valentinite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Distinct | None |
Crossite ? | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Good | None |
Ezcurrite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Good | None |
Natrolite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Imperfect | None |
Augite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Indistinct | None |
Melonjosephite | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Indistinct | None |
Ferrikatophorite | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Parting | None |
Katophorite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Parting | None |
Magnesiokatophorite | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Parting | None |
Catapleiite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Perfect | None |
Minium # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Perfect | None |
Pargasite # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {010} Perfect | None |
Spodumene # | 2 | {110} Perfect | {100} Good | None |
Manganocummingtonite | 2 | {110} Perfect | {100} Indistinct | None |
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