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Cleavage (crystal)


Cleavage is an important mechanism in examining the structure of solids and also in some industries. Some crystals have the probability to split along certain crystal planes. And because of the repeated structure these distinct and week planes repeat and become visible even to the naked eye.
Pic. ref.: ( http://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/tlplib/atomic-scale-structure/single2.php?printable=1)

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